Daily Reminders

It is so easy to forget.
I spent an entire summer learning about myself and God, growing in my faith, and pounding truth into my head, but I know that it would be so easy to just forget all that. In fact, I've seen it happen already. I have to remind myself daily of the truth of the gospel, God's word, and who I really am.

Reminder #1: God's word is life.
Something I've struggled with is consistently spending time in the bible. I have no idea why this is such a hard thing to stay committed to. God's word is our bread of life. If I remind myself of that, then I should be using it like it's food--using it to sustain me. Sometimes I really just need to give myself a kick in the butt.

Reminder #2: I am not who I was.
Jesus didn't die in vein. He died to save us all, and no sin--no matter how big or small I think it is--can change that. The truth is, by convincing myself that I'm not good enough because of what I've done, am doing, or will do, I am basically slapping Jesus in the face and saying what he did on the cross was nothing to me. I have been made new by the blood of Christ, and everyday I need the gospel to remind me of that.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away, behold, the new has come. -2 Corinthians 5:17

Reminder #3: I ultimately answer to the Father.
I have always been one to care what others think of me. So far this school year, I've gained a lot of new perspective on it. This verse helped me a lot:

The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? -Psalm 118:6

I just really love this verse. I feel like the psalmist is almost scoffing at the thought of the power of man, and it's so true. Man can do nothing, and has nothing in comparison to God. I will live my life to please him, not man, because He is all that matters.