Deuteronomy 4:9

This verse was revealed to me this past summer during a sermon, and the application I took from it at that time was that I should not allow myself to return home and easily forget all the awesome things I had seen God do while on project. But as I continue to reflect on this verse, it is stricking a deeper chord with me. I can't count how many times God has shown me something that I was truly humbled and happy to learn, and then soon after forgoten, returning to that previous state of sinfulness. In all these times I feel very convicted in the moment to rid myself of some sin in my life, but I fail to commit these things to my heart. Instead I let them slip away, maybe because of passivity, or because of greed/selfishness, or maybe I lacked the courage to let go of what I thought was best and to trust in the Lord's will. After reflecting on this for a while I wonder how many headaches I have given myself, I wonder what my life would be like if I wasn't so stubborn and forgetfull of God's lessons to me. I definitely need to take a lesson from this verse in times like these: do not forget the things you have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live! I sincerely hope that God can teach me how to better myself in this respect, because I am getting tired of running into the same walls again and again.