I often reflect on how the Jewish people would build an altar in the spot where God did something miraculous for them; like parting the Red Sea. The purpose was not just to worship and thank God, but also for them to always remember what He brought them through. We can often forget in times of crisis that the same God that brought us through the last crisis we were in is well able to bring us through this one; and the next one we’re sure to encounter if we keep living. It is good to have a stone of remembrance because it keeps us grounded and rooted in something greater than ourselves. It helps us remember we are not the be all and end all to all that happens in our lives. Our stones of remembrance allows us to have hope, and that hope will not disappoint.
In my prayer corner, I have my mother’s old glass jewelry box and in it I keep stones with little sticky labels on each stone with the specific trial I faced and the date God delivered me from it. I can open that jewelry box and pick up a stone and remember that June twentieth, two thousand six when my oldest son returned home from Iraq unharmed; December eighth, two thousand nine when my grandson began walking despite his health challenges; February fourth, two thousand fourteen after a conflictual relationship with the new building owner of the location where my business resided for 18 years, I was guided to the perfect new location for my business which is 8 minutes from my house and already built out just the way I needed it; and the stones go on. With every stone I pick up, I remember the situation, and all the circumstances, and I remember how God stepped in and worked it out.
When we’re facing those fiery trials I talked about in my last blog, pick up one of your stones from the past… and remember. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever; and He promise to work it out for your good and His glory.
Peace and Blessings,
Gail