Then they believed his words; they sang his praise. But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel. – Psalm 106:12-13 Every time I view the actions of very young children, I begin to understand the impulsive nature of humanity a little bit more. I mean, just think about the last two interactions you had with a toddler: weren’t they dichotomous? One week, you receive love and adoration when you give them a Starburst from your pocket; the next, they look at you with spiteful eyes and run away when you turn your head in their direction– even though you have another treat for them! The reason for impulsiveness lies within the nature of forgetting. God proves Himself to be who He says He is, over a period of time. We even choose to believe God because He has proven Himself to be true, time after time. We get caught in a jam, cry out to God, and He saves us. In fact, this is how most of us probably came to faith: while at a low point in life, we realize our futility and decide to get on our knees to try and conjure up anything we’d learned in Sunday School, twenty years ago. Then it comes to us: salvation! We begin our cycle of piety from there. We believe the Word of God, and sing songs as loudly as we can, belting words we barely know. They were wonderful, those days of piety, those days of fresh remembrance. Then, life became too good. It was filled with too much blessing. We found that being a Christ-follower in America is rewarding. Our humble curiosity, blossoming into a journey of faith with God, one day becomes a source of tyrannical pride. Our studies and our prayers into the things and nature of God ceased: we got wrapped up in our own lives and we forgot who He was, and who we are. In a dizzying descent into impulsiveness, we ignore God because we think we know God when, realistically, we have forgotten Him. This is the current state of our hearts. We have systematically become impulsive whores to ourselves and forgotten the things God has done for us, time and time again. Today we must remember. We must cry out to God, as we once cried out, and ask Him to save us. This is the only way we won’t forget; this is the only way we can continue to believe. Don’t forget.