Recall

I usually glance through Consumer Reports magazine to see what products have been recalled. I guess I’m making sure that I don’t have any of those products. Recall can mean a “call back” for an audition. It can also mean to bring back from memory. That is the definition that applies a lot to me. As I get older it’s harder for me to “recall” something from memory. I am constantly learning new ideas and new strategies in life and in business. It gets harder for me to recall a neighbor from 40 years ago who lived near us and went to church with us. It’s like the “hard drive” of my brain is getting full and a lot slower. J

Asaph, the music director for King David penned a lot of Psalms and they often sound like something David or Solomon might write. He is troubled about his current situation. He feels abandoned by God UNTIL his “recall” kicks in. Check this out….

⁹ Has God forgotten to be gracious?
    Has he slammed the door on his compassion?

¹⁰ And I said, “This is my fate;
    the Most High has turned his hand against me.”

¹¹ But then I recall all you have done, O Lord;
    I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.
¹² They are constantly in my thoughts.
    I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.

¹³ O God, your ways are holy.
    Is there any god as mighty as you?
¹⁴ You are the God of great wonders!
    You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.
¹⁵ By your strong arm, you redeemed your people,
    the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. (Psalm 77:9-15 NLT)

This passage sounded a bit like my mind. When I’m in the midst of struggle or suffering, I tend to focus on where I am and not where I’ve been or where I’m going. I’ve had my feet under the table of the Lord. I know of His goodness. I know of His faithfulness. I know first-hand of His Love and His Grace. I know that He never leaves, but sometimes it “feels” like. If I can just recall His Power and Presence of my past, I am super confident in the present. I know He holds my future as well.

As I’m reading His Word this morning, I’m recalling times in my life where I was very desperate for Him to show up and show off. He gives me what I need, not always what I want. I try to make sure He knows what I want, but I’m learning to trust Him to provide for my needs. He’s my Abba – my Heavenly Dad and He knows my needs better than I do. I want more things and I want life to be easy, but that is often the path to destruction. He is building me, and He is with me through the hard things and through the easy things. I going to recall how His Presence in me changes everything in my life.

Pressing On!

Dwayne