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READ: PSALM 42; JOHN 14:25-27\n\n\n\nI am prone to forgetting. I\u2019m not talking about the usual things like my cell phone, car keys, or sunglasses\u2014wait, they\u2019re on my head. I\u2019m referring to the more profound things. When I am downcast and my soul is disturbed, sometimes I forget to put my hope in God. Sometimes I forget to praise Him.\n\n\n\nBut, as it says in Psalm 42, God is worthy of my praise. He is my Savior, and my God. I forget that I need Him more than water to quench my thirst\u2014I need Him for surviving and thriving. And I\u2019m learning that remembrance is a choice, a practice.\n\n\n\nWhen my soul is aching and tears keep falling, I can choose to grasp the one little word that is so powerful: yet. \u201cI will yet praise him, my Savior and my God\u201d (verses 5, 11). I will remember Him. I will remember His character, His goodness, and His faithfulness from the past.\n\n\n\nThere are days when it feels like He\u2019s forgotten me, but here\u2019s the reality: \u201cBy day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me\u201d (verse 8). As the deer knows it needs water to survive, my soul knows I need the living God (verses 1-2).\n\n\n\nYes, we are prone to forget, but Jesus promises to remind us of who He is. When we put our trust in Jesus, He gives us His Spirit to dwell inside of us, help us, and remind us of our Savior\u2019s words (John 14:26). And so, by His grace I will remember my Rock (Psalm 42:9). I will remember to meet with my God, the source of my strength. In times of sorrow, I will remember the \u201cyet.\u201d I will remember to praise. I will remember His love for me, constant and unfailing. I will remember His songs in the night. I will remember He is my hope. \u2022 Savannah Coleman\n\n\n\n\u2022 God knows we\u2019re forgetful people. The Bible is full of people forgetting God\u2019s care for them. From the Israelites crossing the Red Sea in victory to whining for food in the desert, from the courage Peter had to get out of the boat and walk on water with Jesus to the moment he noticed the waves (Exodus 14; 16; Matthew 14:22-33). Thankfully, God gives us His Word so we can look back on the ways He\u2019s been faithful. What are some ways you could practice remembrance in your everyday life? Maybe you could write prayers in a journal and then highlight the ones God has answered, or display works of art in your space that remind you of God\u2019s character, or choose or compose a song that helps you remember what God has done for you personally\u2026\n\n\n\nWhy, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:11 (NIV)