How can we "call this to mind" during times of personal suffering? The Moment Hope Breaks Through Jeremiah pours out a soul blackened by affliction, then pivots: “Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope—because of the LORD’s loving devotion we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:21-23) Truths Worth Remembering in the Dark • God’s loyal love keeps us from being consumed • His mercies never reach an exhaustion point • Fresh grace greets every dawn • His faithfulness towers over shifting circumstances Simple Practices That Trigger Remembrance • Speak Scripture aloud; hearing truth engages heart and mind simultaneously • Write the verse on a card and place it where your eyes land first each morning • Turn the words into a brief refrain or melody and sing while driving or working • Record instances of yesterday’s mercies in a gratitude journal before sleep • Share one fresh mercy with a friend, cementing it in memory through testimony Supporting Passages to Re-play • Psalm 103:2—“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds.” • Isaiah 26:3—“You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.” • Romans 8:28—“And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.” • 2 Corinthians 4:17-18—“For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.” • Philippians 4:8—“Finally, brothers, whatever is true… consider these things.” Why This Discipline Matters Calling truth to mind pushes back the fog of feeling by anchoring thought in fact. Repetition shifts the center of gravity from circumstances to character—His, not ours. The heart steadies when memory feeds it with the record of divine reliability. Moving Forward with Recalled Hope • Keep one primary verse (Lamentations 3:21-23) as the day’s banner • Weave the supporting texts into moments of routine—meals, commutes, chores • Let every fresh mercy, however small, become evidence filed in the archive of hope His mercies stand ready to be remembered; hope rises each time the mind deliberately reaches for them. |
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