Funny how we forget the simple things, but remember some of the more complex. We easily forget some of the happiest, most carefree memories, but remember the cruelest and most painful.
We forget to pay bills (on time or even at all). We forget names, places, objects. We forget grace and God’s promises. We forget about answers to prayer. We forget how it feels to ride a bike–2 wheeler, and how it feels to hold and cuddle a newborn, before any screaming starts.
When I saw this prompt, I was immediately reminded that God forgets too. When we confess our sins to Him, He’s quick to forgive and just a quick to forget. It’s gone. So why do I bother remembering? If there’s something to learn from God, something that though it defines human logic and explanation, it’s this aspect of His forgetfulness. I wish I could be so forgiving and so forgetful with those around me, especially my loved ones.
Most times, I’m quick to forgive. That’s easy to say. But then I still remember. It sometimes still pops into the back of your mind, in that niggling area where annoying thoughts play hide & seek.
I’ll think I’ll try forgetting today. Forget the bad stuff and remember the good. What’s done is done and can’t be changed anyways. Might was well focus on taking time to create new memories today and onwards. New things to remember and smile about.
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I’m done. Your turn to write. The “rules” are simple. Okay, they’re not hardcore rules; the honour system applies here.
1–Just write for five minutes straight.
2–Throw out the editing mindset. That’s right–have a verbal spit up, without stopping to neatly dab at your mouth.
3–Go visit someone else’s blog (or leave a comment here if you’d like) and encourage them.
I was inspired by Lisa-Jo. She’s got a cool blog–check it out sometime.
