How do you stop forgetting about God?

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How do you stop forgetting about God? I had this habit where I'd pray at night before I go to bed, but then as soon as I wake up, I'd feel like I was running late, rush to work, feel extremely overwhelmed, go to bed early cuz we needed to do it the next day, and then oh yeah, I need to pray again. And I realized I had forgotten God the whole day until everything got quiet and I was praying before I went to sleep. Now at least I was doing that, but is that the way it's supposed to be? Now I know there is so much for us to do. If we don't, we're not going to have enough, we're not going to pay the bills, everything's going to get shut off, and we'll be even more stressed. But the Bible says, "Remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth." This made me realize I needed to do things differently. And since making the changes, I am now fueled daily because of the three principles I implemented from the Bible on how to remember God throughout the day. First, there is this story in the book of Joshua where the Israelites come up to this body of water, and as soon as they step into it, God dries it up. They see it as a miracle. And so to remember, Joshua had people get 12 stones representing the 12 different tribes that God performed the miracle for, and put them in the ground where the water once was to remember the God moment. And so the first thing I do is, this is my family getting baptized. I took a picture of the God moment, saved it in a folder, and it pops up as memories here for me to remember the faithfulness of God. But then also when people ask, I could tell them the story. It's hard to forget about God when you see visual reminders. But also start training yourself to see them more. For you, maybe it's writing it in a notebook or in the notes app on your phone. The second principle is this, also in the book of Joshua, "Keep this book of the law, the word of God, always on your lips. Meditate on it day and night so that you may be careful to do everything written in it." Simply put, memorize scripture. Not in an overwhelming way, but if I knew I was going to be overwhelmed that day, that I was going to need God's strength, I memorized the scripture, "Be strong and courageous." Meditating on scripture is that easy. If I felt afraid going into a hard conversation, "Be strong and courageous." Or if I was really overwhelmed, "The Lord is with you, mighty warrior." I'll just keep saying these things to myself. Simple memorization of scripture that's intentional, purposeful. I thought I needed less stress, but what I really needed was a reminder that God's strength could get me through it. And the final principle to help me not forget about God throughout the day is by speaking to one another filled with Psalms, hymns, and songs from the spirit. What's that mean? Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord. Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Simply put, listen to worship songs that fuel you up. Every morning when I wake up or if I'm driving, I listen to a worship playlist to encourage me. I used to listen to all these other songs, but they didn't help me remember the Lord. These do. A lot of them have scripture built into them and they can fuel us with the strength that we need to take on today. Now, did you catch the bonus principle there? Speaking to one another with Psalms, hymns, and songs from the spirit. It's what we're doing here. Find someone that you have access to daily where you can talk about God. Share your favorite Bible verse. Share your favorite worship songs. So, let's practice it. What is your favorite worship song or Bible verse? I'm praying for you today, friends. God bless.