To Not Forget

We must continue to tell our children. Even if they don't want to hear it. Show them by my life. If I love them more than Christ than I'm a liar and the truth would not be in me. Only way I know to remember (since my memory is terrigable) is to stay in God's Word. He will strengthen and give courage to die to self and live for Him and others.Be faithful unto death. I fail so often but will never no never turn back from my Savior. I need His Grace.

We are by nature a forgetful people. Or perhaps, we are not so much forgetful as we are thankless. In good times, we forget the goodness of God. In bad times, we forget his mercies. So many of the psalms are simply reminders of God's goodness. One way to be a beacon for remembering is to live in open thankfulness for all God is and has done--to be willing to share with others, without hesitation, all the goodness he has demonstrated, both in our lives and in the Scriptures.

I suppose that what we can do to help others not forget the Lord and His commands depends on the type of relationship that we have. A parent has a bit of "leverage" over a child that he/she would not have over a sibling or a cousin. Of course, at some point, that leverage decreases and it becomes very unwise to force a child to do spiritual things. In my opinion, the best thing we can do to encourage a family member to not forget the Lord is to be an example ourselves. Close relationships with God are "caught more than taught" As others see us with an important relationship, they are more likely to want what we have.

Hello everyone, I am finally reading the Poweredby4 readings. I just did quicky ones to get caught up until today. It is work to "not forget". To me being a good example to everyone I come in contact with is work "at times". I try to remember "WWJD" and more importantly, "WDJD" ("What did Jesus do?. If we remember this it is easier to set good example for the little ones and adults and anyone in between.

How could I help my family not forget? I believe that the biggest way we could have a positive influence on our families is setting a life style example. If God blesses me at work then glory to God! I would share my good news with those around me remembering that it came from God and letting them know it is from God, not from my own doing or because I'm so great at what I do. So I guess it's really about having a humble and thankful heart. If we can pass on these attitudes to our children then it shouldn't be so easy to forget. As or my cousins, siblings, neighbors and friends I believe it can be contagious.
Oh and I help myself by just knowing who I am and who I was in this world. Christ has created these new feelings and attitudes in me that I can't help but remember who I once was and how He has changed that. I also think this passage was more than just about remembering his commandments. It's about why we forget them(v14). When we start thinking that what we do is out of our own strength we forget God in the middle of our busy lives and eventually forget His commandments because we are so wrapped up with ourselves.
But hey what great rejoicing there is when we are able to remember and come back to God! (Luke 15:10)

We cannot be afraid to talk about what God has done, how He has helped/lead us through a situation - in our everyday speech. It is also important to phrase things in light of eternity - daily.

Janice, I agree with you and so seldom find it happening.

Deut 6 tells us to talk of His ways ALL of time. It is a question of my heart to wonder why we find it so hard to talk about the things of God in our circles of influence and or even the church circles. Do you find that as well?

Janice, I agree with you and so seldom find it happening.