Never Forgotten—Two2Grow, July 3
Never Forgotten—Two2Grow, July 3
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” Isaiah 49:15 NIV
I remember very vividly coming out of soccer practice in middle school and realizing that the van I had come with was no longer in the parking lot. My friend’s father, who had taken a group of us to practice, had taken all the other boys back but forgotten me. I felt deserted. Another family showed me mercy, and I arrived safely home.
We can all reach seasons in life when we feel forgotten. It could be a birthday or anniversary, and someone important to us forgets. Or we may have worked really hard, but our boss fails to give us the credit we deserve. We get ghosted on social media. We may be in the hospital and no one comes to visit us, or we retire and our phone stops ringing as we slowly fade into oblivion. Or a parent or spouse abandons us, leaving us to face life alone.
Worst of all is when we sense that God is silent, that our prayers aren’t being answered, and we don’t experience the closeness of God as we once did. Then the devil is quick to lie to us and say, “God has forgotten you. He has much more important things to do than to care about you.”
Those are the times when you need to stand strong on God’s Word. As today’s Scripture says, even though people around us may disappoint and forget us, God will never forget us!
Don’t look to your feelings to check whether God is with you or not. They are unreliable. Lean on God’s Word, which promises us that He will be with us to the end of the age (Matt. 28:20).
Say it out loud: “Never forgotten!”
It helps to look into the mirror, point to yourself, and say it. Let those words sink into your spirit and shape your worldview.
Thank you, Father, that You never forget me. Open my eyes to recognize Your presence in my life and help me to overcome any sense of abandonment.
Pastor Mikael Stenhammar, PhD
I remember very vividly coming out of soccer practice in middle school and realizing that the van I had come with was no longer in the parking lot. My friend’s father, who had taken a group of us to practice, had taken all the other boys back but forgotten me. I felt deserted. Another family showed me mercy, and I arrived safely home.
We can all reach seasons in life when we feel forgotten. It could be a birthday or anniversary, and someone important to us forgets. Or we may have worked really hard, but our boss fails to give us the credit we deserve. We get ghosted on social media. We may be in the hospital and no one comes to visit us, or we retire and our phone stops ringing as we slowly fade into oblivion. Or a parent or spouse abandons us, leaving us to face life alone.
Worst of all is when we sense that God is silent, that our prayers aren’t being answered, and we don’t experience the closeness of God as we once did. Then the devil is quick to lie to us and say, “God has forgotten you. He has much more important things to do than to care about you.”
Those are the times when you need to stand strong on God’s Word. As today’s Scripture says, even though people around us may disappoint and forget us, God will never forget us!
Don’t look to your feelings to check whether God is with you or not. They are unreliable. Lean on God’s Word, which promises us that He will be with us to the end of the age (Matt. 28:20).
Say it out loud: “Never forgotten!”
It helps to look into the mirror, point to yourself, and say it. Let those words sink into your spirit and shape your worldview.
Thank you, Father, that You never forget me. Open my eyes to recognize Your presence in my life and help me to overcome any sense of abandonment.
Pastor Mikael Stenhammar, PhD