I have had a few tough months. I was talking to my friend the other day and said it’s been like walking with a pebble in my shoe. Then getting another pebble, and another, and another, and …. One problem or trial is difficult, but compound problems or trials is often overwhelming and awakens emotions (even doubts) I thought I had already conquered in the power of God’s Spirit.

I was walking around the house as I was wrestling with the “pebbles.” Walking through Bob’s office I spotted a magnet on Bob’s gun cabinet. It said in large letters “10 Things God Wants You to Remember.” I walked past it a couple times until my curiosity got the better of me and I finally pulled it off the cabinet.

What 10 things does God want us to remember?  At least what 10 things does the magnet’s creator think God wants us to remember?

1-I will bless you. 2-I will not fail you. 3-I will provide for you. 4-I will be with you. 5-I love you. 6-I am for you. 7-I believe in you. 8-I will answer you. 9-I will strengthen you. 10-I will give you rest.

I don’t know about you, but I “know” all those things. But it is one thing to “know” them, it is another thing to “live” them … and still another thing to “live” them amid the trials and difficulties that are so much a part of this life.

In professional sports, such as baseball, when a player is struggling, they are often sent “down to Triple-A” so that they can refresh the basics. Maybe I need to refresh the basics too.  Often the simplest truths are the weightiest. You are welcome to join me over the next ten days.