Dear Perennial Heart: Lest I Forget

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Lest I Forget

The Lord has provided for our family in amazing ways over the last few weeks. The situation seemed impossible, yet I know that God has been at work, providing in miraculous ways while my husband was unable to work.

I have a friend named Jane who loves the Lord and speaks His truth to my heart often. She believes that one of the things we struggle with the most is forgetfulness. We can remember what happened on a summer day when we were seven years old, but we don't remember the Scripture that God gave us this morning. It is this forgetfulness that keeps us from relying on God and trusting Him to keep His promises. When we forget Who God is, we don't trust His word.

I guess that is why I feel compelled to write all of the details of God's provision in my journal every chance I get. I don't want to forget. If someone gives me a verse, I need to write it down. If someone gives us a gift (and we have been given gifts that have overwhelmed us to tears), I need to write it down. I don't want to forget these things. I don't want to walk away from this hard time forgetting how near God has been. I don't want to forget the consolations God has sent to cheer us through His word, His people, His spirit, and His providence.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and forget not

all His benefits.

Psalm 103:2

Forget not, forget not, forget not...

Dear perennial heart, bloom with joy,

and forget not the wonderful things God has done.

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Do You Have a Perennial Heart?

I have always loved flowers, so I relish the beauty of spring and summer gardens. The paintbrush of God never ceases to amaze me, and I see His glory in the beauty that surrounds me.

During my years as an Army wife, I began to notice that the women living on military installations rarely planted perennials. They usually planted annuals that only bloomed for that season. I finally realized that this is probably because these ladies were never guaranteed to be in one spot long enough to see their beloved plants bloom again the next year.

For much of our married life, my husband and I have dealt with a great deal of uncertainty. I joked for a long time about writing a book called A "Perennials" Heart in an "Annuals" Life (and I still might someday!), but for now I use this blog as a way to remind myself (and my fickle heart) to return to the unchanging truth of Scripture again and again, even through the changes and uncertainties of life. I invite you to come join me in speaking the truth to one another, putting down roots in Heaven instead of earth. I invite you to have a perennial heart-- to bloom with joy where God plants you and to be renewed by unchanging truth again and again.