dailydatewithgod

It is amazing the amount of information we can absorb and make use of over the years.  I have always had an acute ability to store and remember information.  It is like I make a picture in my mind of a situation and then can recall who was there and what was happening though I may not remember what was said.  This has served me well in many ways and I am grateful for the ability. In my relationship with God this is helpful when I am facing those times of dryness.  The moments when it feels like God is silent and nowhere to be found,  I am able to remember the times when I felt God’s presence in full force.  The caveat is that I forget all things except what the presence of God feels like.  It matters not what the circumstances were or what it looked like, it only matters that I remember the presence of God.  It is as though forgetting all things except God is the key to my freedom. It is the exact opposite of what is helpful in other areas of my life.  Yet this is the most fundamental tenement to dwelling in the abiding nature of God–to forget all things except God.