Every time I get the sniffles, it feels like a life and death situation! “The world is falling apart, I’m close to death and I can’t imagine the thought of being healthy ever again” sort of thing :) Then, two days later when the headache is gone and the sore throat is better, I completely forget about the whole ordeal. Like it never happened. I move on with my life and forget the “agony” of the past. I am human, I forget easily. Unfortunately, the next time I’m faced with the flu, it all comes back to me! Suddenly I’m “thankful” for my health and I’m pleading with God to keep me well.

God knows I need reminders. Not just about the blessing of being healthy, but about who He is and what He has done! He works miracles and they’re all the rage for a week! Then, as time passes, I lose my faith as I forget. How can I fight against my nature to forget! I want to live as if I just witnessed a miracle, or just found salvation in Christ!

For the sake of my faith, I need to keep the Lord‘s goodness on my tongue. Not just for myself, but as today’s reading suggests, for the next generation. I want my son to be encouraged by the stories the Lord has built into my life, but how can he remember them if I don’t tell him in the first place!

Our relationship with God and all the history we’ve built with Him is a foundation for the future if we’re willing to share! But for some reason, we find ourselves uncomfortable talking about “spiritual” matters with our children, our family, and our community. As if the most wondrous thing we exist to experience is private or inappropriate. We keep it quiet and it is forgotten.

God calls us to share His miracles with the next generation! I think you’ve probably heard of this phenomenon before, it’s called a testimony! Sometimes we just need to remind ourselves of where we’ve come from and sometimes we need to hear where someone else has been! Today I encourage you to stir up that testimony and share it with those around you. Lest we forget what God has done for us and the weightiness of who He is.