Have you walked into another room and wondered why you’re there? Or looked for your glasses to discover they’ve been on top of your head the entire time? Many can relate to these typical normal “forgetful” moments.
One day when I was 35 yrs. old, I shared with my hubby Gayle that I plan to ask the doctor at my yearly physical “Why do I keep forgetting things?”
After conducting his examination, the doctor asked if I had any questions. I replied, “No, but I have this nagging feeling that there’s something I was supposed to ask you, but I just can’t remember what it is.”
When I arrived back home, Gayle asked, “What did the doctor say?”
Shaking my head and laughing, I replied, “I forgot to ask why I forget.”
Throughout the years similar minor forgetful moments occurred such as, I may recognize a person, but pull a blank on the name or not remember a memorable event that happened years ago. As I began to age it began to bother me and I often lamented about my brief times of forgetfulness. One day I realized God had changed my “lamenting” attitude about forgetting.
Beginning in 2022 to the present the Lord asked us to share our God Story after God Story of what He had done in, for, and through us as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ the past 47 years. Most of our God Stories we had forgotten, but the Holy Spirit would vividly bring them to my remembrance. It finally dawned on me. The Holy Spirit remembers what I don’t and reminds me of what He wants me to remember. Therefore, there’s no need to lament but to have a positive attitude instead. If I’m supposed to remember a matter, then the Holy Spirit will bring it to my remembrance. And if He doesn’t, then I don’t need to remember it! What a relief!
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” John 14:26
Myrna Brogdon
Los Fresnos, TX
Bluffton, IN
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