1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Welcome to the Crosswalk devotional. We are so 2 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: glad to have you listening with us here today. Today's 3 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: topic is when we think God has forgotten about it. 4 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: We will return after a brief message from our sponsor. 5 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: Has God forgotten about Me? Written by Vivian Bricker, read 6 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: by Brochelle Alberti Bible reading. Can a mother forget the 7 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: baby at her breast and have no compassion on the 8 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: child she has born? Though she may forget, I will 9 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: not forget you, Isaiah forty nine fifteen. When dreadful things happen, 10 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: it is not hard to wonder if God has forgotten 11 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: about us. A few years ago, I was going through 12 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: a particularly hard patch of life. I was feeling as 13 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: though God had forgotten about me. Unanswered prayers and depression 14 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: were getting the best of me. I did not want 15 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: to leave my house, stop seeing friends, and isolated myself 16 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 1: from the rest of the world. I did not want 17 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: to be a part of the world anymore because I 18 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: was only seeing terrible things happening. Therefore, I thought the 19 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: best solution was to hide away and drown out all 20 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: the hurt by keeping busy at work. During this time, 21 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: I felt so far away from God. I reasoned that 22 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: if God had remembered me, I wouldn't be going through 23 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: such challenging times. The hard truth is that God doesn't 24 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: promise us bright and sunny days. Instead, he promised us 25 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: something even better, eternal life with Him. This life will 26 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: become overwhelming, stressful, and painful at times, but we have 27 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: all of eternity to look forward to with the Lord. 28 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: Just as God didn't forget about me, neither has he 29 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: forgotten about you. You might feel like He has forgotten 30 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: about you, but I want you to challenge those thoughts. 31 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: Why do you feel God has forgotten about you? Is 32 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: it because a prayer wasn't answered the way you want it? 33 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: Or is it because you are going through a challenging 34 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: turn Like you, I was under the impression that God 35 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: would keep me safe from all things mental health struggles, 36 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: physical health problems, and spiritual attacks. I thought I would 37 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: never have to worry about these things again. However, facing 38 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: mental health struggles, physical health problems, and spiritual texts are 39 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: all a part of living in this fallen world. God 40 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: does not cause these things, but He can give us support, encouragement, 41 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: and hope as we walk through these challenging times. He 42 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: will not take us out of these troubles, but He 43 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: will be with us every step of the way. Psalm 44 00:02:56,440 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: twenty three one through six. Intersecting faith in life, Isaiah 45 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: forty nine fifteen tells us can a mother forget the 46 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: baby at her breast and have no compassion on the 47 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: child she is born? Though she may forget, I will 48 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: not forget you, mother slaught their children. Beyond words, however, 49 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: God loves us even more. There may be times when 50 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: our own mother forgets about us, but God never does. 51 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: This is because we are forever written on the palm 52 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 1: of his hand, and we are kept safe by His love. 53 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: There is not a day that goes by that God 54 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: does not think about us. He will always remember us 55 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: and love us. We are his beloved children. First John 56 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: three to one. God's love for us is always present, 57 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: even if we cannot see it with our own eyes. 58 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: Romans eight thirty seven through thirty nine. Allow in the 59 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: truths to bring your heart comfort, hope, and solace. Today. 60 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: Open your heart to God and accept his compassion. Although 61 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: you may have got through many troubling times, He is 62 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: still with you, as mercies are new every morning. Great 63 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: is his faithfulness Lamentatious three twenty two through twenty three. 64 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: Pray with me. Dear God, I often wonder if you've 65 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: forgotten about me due to the tough situations in my life. However, 66 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: now I know that you will never forget me. Thank 67 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: you for always remembering me, loving me, and caring about me. 68 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: Keep these promises close to my heart and surrounding with 69 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: your love. Help me walk in the confidence that you 70 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: are always with me. In your son's nay I pray amah. 71 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: If you have heelf God has forgotten about you? What 72 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: helped you to remember that God loves you and that 73 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: He will never forget about you? Further reading Psalm twenty 74 00:04:49,960 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: seventy ten, Jeremiah twenty nine to eleven, Jeremiah thirty one three. 75 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: The Crosswalk Devotional is a production of Life Audio and 76 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: Salem Media. 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