The Lord remembers his covenant forever. // Psalm 105:8

The Lord remembers. I do not (always) remember. 

During the pandemic, a friend and I committed to sharing one good thing, one tiny miracle, with each other every day. Our families were in crisis, and not just because of the global shutdown. We needed a lifeline. We needed something to help us keep trusting. Recalling even the simplest good things strengthened our hope and trust.

I don’t think I’m being dramatic when I suggest that “learning to remember” changed our lives. 

Because I tend to be easily swayed by emotion and the drama du jour, the hard situations threatened to shake my trust in the goodness of God’s plan—and not only my trust, but also my memory of the good He had already done in my life. 

Our small daily habit taught us to remember God’s goodness and His promise to work good in our lives.

Since my friend and I shared good things almost daily, we could recall those moments for each other when life’s storms threatened to overwhelm. “Gina, think about what was happening last month, and what progress you have made. God is with you and has a plan.” In turn, I recalled God’s work in my friend’s life.

By remembering God’s work in our past, we held more firmly to His promise for the present and future. We learned together to trust that His promise is true, and for forever.

Lord, I want to be faithful to Your promise. I want to remember Your goodness, to hope against hope like Abraham (see Romans 4:18), to be a woman of joy because I know Your promise is true. Thank You for the good You have done, are doing, and will do in my life. May I never forget.