Next Steps - Aug 9

Take care lest you forget the LORD your God . . . lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, who led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought you water out of the flinty rock, who fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers did not know, that he might humble you and test you, to do you good in the end.

Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’ You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Deut 8:11-18

Hi Everybody

I hope you had a great weekend. Sunday's installation service and the BBQ at Anderson Park was a great time, a great celebration. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. As I said on Sunday, it was a marker, a "remember moment" in the life of Creekside. Isn't it interesting to be in a "remember moment," a marker and be able to recognize it as it is happening? So often our markers are only seen in the rear view mirror of life. So often we do not take the time to even look back and identify or acknowledge the markers as such. And so, we forget and repeat experiences that we would never have chosen to go through in the first place, or we miss the comfort of knowing God's provision for us when we again are in difficulty.

So, this week:

1. Make a list of 10 significant markers in your life. They can be good or they can be bad, but try to get to 10.
   
2. Ask yourself how you can -- looking back -- see God in those markers.
   
3. Try this week to actively remember God, to recognize his presence in the goodness of his gifts all around you -- good food, conversation, memories, whatever.
   
4. Consider buying a small notebook like a moleskin or something similar to carry around with you. When you see God in your life, write it down, record your remember moments, and share them with somebody else.
   

Peace, hope and love
Doug