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“6 Year Old Boy Floating Away in Balloon”

“Ex Dog Stafford has 5 TD and win”

“In a Rush, Georgia Defeats Tech”

“Michael Jackson, 50, is Dead”

These are just a few of the headliners of 2009. Every year at this time, television shows are dedicated to recapping the events of the past year. Some are good. Some are not so good. Some are down right tragic. Nevertheless, we love to sit back and remember. We take pictures, we shoot videos, and we keep journals all in an effort to recall the past. But do we do this in all aspects of our lives?

We spend hours on our knees in prayer asking and pleading with God to move. But how often do we sit back to simply remember the ways in which He has answered us? When do we stand and rejoice for the mercy that He has shown? In Joshua 4, God calls the Israelites to build a stone memorial so that future generations could remember the deliverance and faithfulness of their God. Why don’t we create memorials to remember the goodness of our God? Deuteronomy speaks repeatedly of not forgetting the Lord your God who has shown Himself faithful.

As you say goodbye to 2009, take some time to remember all that has happened in your life this year. Look back in journals or at pictures. Allow yourself to think about the good and the bad. Remember prayers that you prayed and prayers that were answered. Any emotion that has been stirred up, take it to the Lord. Allow Him to speak into the deep places of joy and into the deep places of sorrow.
Recall the last time you remember truly knowing of God’s faithfulness in your life. It could be from last week or last year. Allow that memory to sink in and renew your hope in Him. Let this become your stone memorial. Look back to it to constantly remember that He is good…all the time!

Scripture: Joshua 3 and 4

Challenge: Encourage the rest of us by sharing your stone memorial with us here on the blog.

Boredom Buster: Find the most bizarre news article of 2009 and share the link here.