Is your heart slippery?

Deuteronomy 4 vs 9 says, "Be careful! Watch yourself closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live." There's a reason this warning appears several times in the first few books of the Bible: God knew that the reality of life is that our hearts tend to be "slippery." We too easily forget the things He has taught us through the experiences of life and through our reading of His Word.

This week I began writing in my tenth journal since leaving Cape Town and moving back to Europe. Each time I re-read these notebooks, I am reminded of the words of encouragement God has spoken to me and the lessons He has been teaching me over the past year. I am so thankful for these journals that help me hold on to all His instructions and promises so that they don't "slip from my heart" as I move into the next season of my life. If you don't already keep a personal journal, let me encourage you to get a notebook and take time to write down the things that God is speaking to you from day to day. Sometimes our hearts are just too slippery to do without one!