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Short memory? // Memória curta?



The day before yesterday I wrote about complaining (click here). Here I am again talking about it. Sometimes we don’t know why such disasters come upon us; maybe because it is just random like it is written in Matthew 5:45b “… He causes His sun to shine on evil people and good people. He sends rain on those who do right and those who don’t”. So, we cannot know for sure why some bad things have happened to us.

But in the desert, the people of Israel knew why suddenly many serpents, fiery serpents, showed up biting and killing many people (Numbers 21:4 – 7). They knew they have been complaining again about the same thing (water, food, and looking back to Egypt).  However, God had been providing for them ever since. Nothing had ever lacked to them. Yet, they were still complaining. To make it worse before God, they were constantly looking back to slavery, as it was the best thing that ever happened to them! Isn’t that crazy? They rather die in Egypt than go through some difficulties and see the promised land.

They just had won a battle that God had given the enemy into their hands, and in the next minute, they turn against God.
Aren’t we the same? We have some blessings, and then we forget what just happened. We sometimes just want the good things; we think we only do good and we deserve only the best things. But, wait! If bad things happen to our neighbor, we are no better or worse than them. Bad things will happen to us too. We are just the same.

We can start thanking God for everything so God will be pleased with us, don’t let your short memory raise the anger of our God.

At least I recognize that I have a terrible memory, very short. Sometimes we receive blessings and we don’t bother thanking God for it. Or worse, we did, and in the next minute when life gets harder, we totally forget that God was there in the first time (He still is and will be forever), but because of our lack of good memory (or good disposition to look differently) we are only able to see an inch in front of our nose. We tend to look just to our own navel and miss the things that had happened and are happening all around us, hindering us to give thanks.

Sometimes, hardships come as a reminder of our ingratitude towards God and our neighbor.

Let’s pray: Lord, I want to be more grateful, give me a good memory so I can always be grateful for everything you do for me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Anteontem escrevi sobre reclamar (clique aqui). Aqui estou novamente falando sobre isso. Às vezes não sabemos por que tais desastres nos acometem; talvez porque é apenas aleatório como está escrito em Mateus 5: 45b “… Ele faz com que Seu sol brilhe sobre pessoas más e boas pessoas. Ele manda chuva para quem faz o que é certo e quem não faz”. Portanto, não podemos saber ao certo por que algumas coisas ruins nos aconteceram.

Mas no deserto, o povo de Israel sabia por que de repente muitas serpentes, apareciam mordendo e matando muitas pessoas (Números 21: 4-7). Eles sabiam que estavam reclamando novamente sobre a mesma coisa (água, comida e olhando para o Egito). No entanto, Deus tinha providenciado de tudo para eles desde então. Nada havia faltado. No entanto, eles ainda estavam reclamando. Para piorar diante de Deus, eles estavam constantemente olhando para a escravidão, como se tivesse sido a melhor coisa que já aconteceu com eles! Não é louco isso? Eles prefeririam morrer no Egito do que passar por algumas dificuldades e ver a terra prometida.

Eles tinham acabado de vencer uma batalha que Deus deu ao inimigo em suas mãos e, no minuto seguinte, eles se voltam contra Deus.
Não somos iguais? Nós só queremos as bençãos, e então nós esquecemos o que acabou de acontecer. Às vezes queremos apenas as coisas boas; pensamos que só fazemos o bem e merecemos apenas as melhores coisas. Mas espere! Se coisas ruins acontecem ao nosso vizinho, não somos melhores ou piores do que elas. Coisas ruins vão acontecer com a gente também. Nós somos iguais.

Podemos começar a agradecer a Deus por tudo, então Deus ficará satisfeito conosco, não deixe a sua memória curta levantar a ira do nosso Deus.

Pelo menos reconheço que tenho uma memória terrível, muito curta. Às vezes recebemos bênçãos e não nos incomodamos em agradecer a Deus por isso. Ou pior, nós agradecemos, e no minuto seguinte, quando a vida fica mais difícil, esquecemos totalmente que Deus estava lá na primeira vez (Ele ainda está e estará para sempre), mas por causa da nossa falta de boa memória (ou boa disposição para olhar diferente) nós podemos somente ver uma polegada na frente de nosso nariz. Nós tendemos a olhar apenas para o nosso próprio umbigo e perder as coisas que aconteceram e estão acontecendo ao nosso redor, impedindo-nos de dar graças.

Às vezes, as dificuldades vêm como uma lembrança de nossa ingratidão para com Deus e nosso próximo.

Oremos: Senhor, eu quero ser mais grata, me dê uma boa memória para assim eu estar sempre grata por tudo o que o Senhor faz por mim, Em nome de Jesus, Amém.

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