If I could be any animal, I'd want to be an elephant, hands-down. Why? Because an elephant because it never forgets. I do. All the time. I wonder if it's related to my Direction Impairment. Maybe I need to be more of an active listener. And keep a journal with me and write things down the moment I think of them. And maybe have less things in my schedule to remember. Regardless of the solution, the first step is recognizing the problem: It's very hard for me to remember and very easy for me to forget. I'd like to take this time to apologize to all those who have fallen victim to my forgetfulness.
Jesus would be included in that list of folks. I don't like the fact that I forget, but how frequently I do! I forget who he is and who I am as his daughter. I can't seem to remember on a daily basis to fight the struggles that inevitably will come. Most of all, I hate the fact that I forget to spend time with him.
I don't choose to forget; it just happens. Living life for Christ doesn't come naturally. In fact, by default I will always follow MY way rather than God's way. I must refuse to except that, though, knowing that God's way is far better than mine. I have to choose to remember. I must choose to fight those battles that come my way rather than forget about them. I want to choose to remain in the Lord's love for me, remembering who he really is and who I am as his beloved.
Lord, help me to remember.
