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Have you ever deliberately walked into a room, gone back to your house, or driven to a store only to forget why you went in there, in the first place? Many of us have done this, unintentionally, of course! We may feel dumb or scatter-brained when it happens. We may even get frustrated. Thankfully, most of us have learned to retrace our steps in our mind, and then, snap. There it is! We remember what we were doing.
Most often this has something to do with us being really busy, behind schedule, or emotionally preoccupied. This can become more than just a momentary frustration, a weakening mind, or a bad habit. What if the thing we forgot we were doing was putting our faith in Jesus as the Son of God?
This may sound a bit ridiculous, but we are not above it or immune to it. We all have so many responsibilities in this world that we can easily get distracted from seeking Jesus and putting our faith in Him, even if it is only for a little while. How can we know if we have forgotten what we were doing spiritually? Here may be a few symptoms:
• Are you frustrated with a person, a situation, or a circumstance?
• Do you feel as if you have no worthwhile purpose?
• Does worship seem like a burden to you, instead of an encouragement?
• Has your love for the church or the Lord grown weak or seem to have died?
These attitudes may be a warning sign to us that we have forgotten what we were doing. Jesus warned the church in Ephesus of this very thing (Rev 2:3-4). We are also warned in Jesus’ words to the Jewish leaders in John 8:24: “I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.” Let’s retrace our steps in our minds, and remember how we came to Jesus to start with. It was a sure and certain belief that He is who He claims to be, the Son of God!
Jay Don Poindexter
Merkel Church of Christ
Merkel, TX