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“Remember what God has done.”

A thought by Max Lucado (2015-09-15) from his book, Glory Days: Living Your Promised Land Life Now (p. 63). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

Max tells this story, “Some years back my daughter Andrea reminded me of this truth. As I was driving her to middle school one morning, she noticed that I was anxious. ‘Why are you so quiet, Dad?’ I told her that I was worried about meeting a book deadline. Kids aren’t always clued in on their father’s profession, so she asked me, ‘Haven’t you written other books?’ ‘Yes.’  ‘How many?’ At that point the answer was fifteen. ‘Have you ever missed a deadline before?’ ‘No.’ ‘So God has helped you fifteen times already?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘He’s helped you each time?’ I winced. She was sounding like her mother. ‘If he has helped you fifteen different times, don’t you think he will help you this time?’”

Very, very good advice for you and me today, don’t you think?

I don’t know what you are going through today but I would say remembering what God has done for you and thanking him for it and then remembering who he is and praising him is a good place to start.  After you have stopped for a moment and really thought how he has been with you and taken care of so many different concerns in your life and then thanking him individually for all he has done then you will be strengthened in your faith to face whatever it is you are facing.

And then remember who he is: He is a loving God, an omnipresent God, an omniscient God, an omnipotent God, a saving God, and it will help you keep on going.   Just stop and praise him for each attribute, praise him for who he is for what he can do and then ask him for help and believe that he will work it out for your good.


So what was the last thing you remember God did for you? 
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