Priorities

The concern here seems to be with priorities. Hearing something and doing it are two different things. Hearing Moses say "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might" is one thing, doing it is another! God seems to get the human heart in terms of its needs. When things are rough, we hold on to God with all our hearts. But when things are going well, we might start putting our priorities and allegiances with other things. Moses says, "Take care that you not forget the Lord". The challenge is to remember God at all times, not just the rough ones. Hearing/doing, remembering/forgetting - these are the daily challenges we face! And some days we fare better than others. All we can do is give it our best effort, and keep this commandment before us - writing it on our hearts and our minds.
-Melanie