If we stop remembering, we may forget. And that's when the trouble comes.

There is so much to enjoy, yet we fixate on something we don't have.
This is why gratitude is so central to the life God made us for. Until we can center ourselves on what we do have, on what God has given us, on the life we do get to live, we'll constantly be looking for another life. That is why the word remember occurs again and again in the Bible. God commands his people to remember who they are, where they've been, what they've seen, what's been done for them. If we stop remembering, we may forget. And that's when the trouble comes.
-Rob Bell "Sex God"

I have read this quote over and over again to myself, a lot. When I first read it in his book I felt like it was written for me. I felt so convicted, knowing that I am guilty of not remembering anything I have and concentrating on what I've lost. In my defense, in the past year, I have lost a lot. But I am certainly not shallow enough to believe I have not gained the same amount.

I haven't read the quote in a while and after some news I received today, it was only fitting that God would have me stumble upon it. So all I have to do is remember? It's that easy, right? Then why is it that I feel like for me, when I remember, that's when the trouble comes?