Grow Your Faith: Remembering What God Has Done

Devotional Reading: I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. Psalm 77:12 ESV

In the first nine verses of Psalm 77, we see the author, Asaph, in a bad place. He is “in distress.” He “would not be comforted.” He even asks, “Has [God’s] unfailing love vanished forever?”

But as he is pouring out his complaints—at some length—he stops himself. And he makes a very good decision in verse 11: “I will remember your great deeds, Lord; I will recall the wonders you did in the past.” As he begins to remember what God has done in the past, before long he concludes, “Your ways, God, are holy. What god is as great as our God?”

One of the best ways to turn our thoughts around when things look bleak and we’re tempted to doubt Him is to remember how God has acted for us in the past. Has he provided miraculously (or quietly and consistently)? Has He resolved an issue that seemed impossible? Has He brought us through a time of extreme trial? Did He guide us to just the right place when the future seemed unclear? As we remember His answers to prayer, our hearts will be encouraged by evidence of His power and His lovingkindness toward us. And we will go forward with more confidence.

Like the old testament folks do, we would do well to find tangible ways to remember what He does for us. A journal, a sticky note or anything that can preserve these memories. Your past victories are testaments that God can not and has not forsaken you and it’s a catalyst for our faith to Grow.

Prayer and Confession
I am not ungrateful. I fill my thoughts with the memories of past victories as my heart is established in faith.

Further Reading: Psalm 77, Joshua 4:1-9