Never forget

Ever forgotten someone's name? Or forgotten you met that person altogether?! This has unfortunately happened to me! We have about 1300 people every weekend at church and although I do attempt to know everyone, there is just no way for me to really know our awesome Centro de Vida people on a personal basis. Plus I have a bad memory! Seriously! Just ask my sister! Many times I've had people approach me at the mall or at a restaurant to say "Hi Karina!" And I am so ashamed to have to have to say, "Oh hi...yes.. .ummm... uh... er.. what is your name again?" How awful is that?! I am sure being forgotten is not a positive feeling.  I am glad that to those closest to me I do not forget their names! The closer someone is to you the more you will remember them.

This reminds me of our relationship with God. The truth is that many people forget Jesus. They go through something difficult in life that distances them from God and all those years of devotion, moments of intimacy with God, all those times God provided, touched them, filled them, is like it never existed. It's like a demonic amnesia that settles in people's hearts, and all they can see is how broken they are rather than see the many times God put them back together. God gives them signs through messages, discipleship, nature, even memories or songs and people simply forget... "Oh I'm sorry who are you again?"  The problem is that they separated themselves from God in such a way He has become a stranger. He has become someone that needs to remind them of His name.

So I urge you, never let this happen! NEVER FORGET! When you forget Christ in your life all you can remember is your pain. Never place yourself somewhere you have to remember who God is. Get away from the valley of forgetfulness. When you go through trials, do not forget that God is with you, that He IS good, and if He carried you the last time, be assured that He WILL carry you again.