Forget Not All His Benefits

Good morning!

It is a quiet and rainy Sunday morning in Seattle

I am sitting at my usual place, a place I have come to cherish

A place at our table, His table

These morning devotions have become a time I long for

A time for me to praise, thank and worship our Creator 

I think about where I was not even a year ago and I see how lost I really was

But God doesn't leave us wondering

He promises to find us when we seek Him

He found me in my deepest longings and prayers 

He is there to stay

Anyway, onto my thoughts this morning
I can be very forgetful sometimes

My mind just draws a blank and the next thing you know my keys are locked in my car

Or I forgot why I literally just walked into my kitchen 

Yet, for some reason I can still recite almost every line to 3 Ninjas and Christmas Vacation

(I blame it on my amazing childhood) 

How about the instant panic, almost embarassing panic, when you realize you forget your phone
We have ALL been there
People are forgetful
We are forgetful

But you know what is worse then forgetting your phone?

...When we forget God

Something so easy for us to do in a world that is rigged to tempt us

Convince us to believe that we can forget God and still live in peace

A world that is constantly pulling us from one distraction to another 

When we forget God, we forget where we have been and where we are going

When I look back at my life I see that God has been faithful through it all

All the trials, valleys, peaks, twists, turns, doubts and fears

Through that awkward middle school stage where sitting at the "popular" lunch table is the only thing that matters

Those years in high school when I doubted friendships and felt peer pressure all around me

When I doubted my ability to play basketball at a DII university 

The time I felt completely lost because the career I thought I wanted was not my passion

Those times I gave my heart away to easily to look for fulfillment in a man

The health scare with my dad this winter and I thought for sure I wouldn't be able to handle the diagnosis

The times I felt abandon by God and the thoughts of "why me" or "I would be that girl"

Was God good?

Was God faithful?

Yes! Yes! and absolutely Yes!

O my soul, bless God.

    From head to toe, I’ll bless his holy name!
O my soul, bless God,  don’t forget a single blessing!

Every single past moment He delivered me through

Every single past moment made me stronger

Those past slides of my life I see God's hand on me through it all

You know how I know?

Because I am still here

Stronger than ever with a love for Him so deep it scares me

With dreams I never thought possible

Because of my past, I can see where I have been 

Because of my past, I can see where I am going

I know where God has delivered me

My past gives me faith for the future

My faith builds and increases because He was good!

Every single past moment God was Good

Every single past moment God was faithful

He will continue to be Good and Faithful

 He will continue to prepare me for His future plan
I have a purpose in this life
His purpose

For His Glory

Yet, it is still so easy to get distracted in this world

When things are going great in life it is easy to get content

When we go through trials and tribulations it is easy to abandon Him
We easily forget we need Him 

When that happens, lets rewind my friends

Rewind the tapes of your life and be reminded where God has delivered you

He delivered you from your past and He will deliver you still

Let your past build your faith for the future

Let us rewind so we never forget all His benefits

He forgives your sins—every one.

He heals your diseases—every one.

He redeems you from hell—saves your life!                                                          

He crowns you with love and mercy—a paradise crown.

He wraps you in goodness—beauty eternal.                                                       

He renews your youth—you’re always young in his presence

Psalm 103:1-5

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