I think Jeremiah 2:32 may be the saddest verse in the Bible: “Can a maid forget and neglect [to wear] her ornaments, or a bride her [marriage] girdle [with its significance like that of a wedding ring]? Yet My people have forgotten Me, days without number.” Isn’t that sad? God is basically saying in this verse, “My people just forget all about Me.” People go for days and don’t talk to God, then all of a sudden they have a problem and then they remember Him and come running to Him for help.
I cannot emphasize this point strongly enough: we must learn to stop ignoring God when our lives are going well and seeking Him only when we need something. We should seek Him all the time. We certainly need Him all the time, but due to pride, self-will, and self-reliance we don’t always want Him involved in everything. This is human nature, but as Christians we receive a new nature. The nature of God comes to dwell in our spirit and that is why we must learn to walk by the Spirit and not by the flesh.
When we are not facing crises or having problems, we tend to think we can handle things on our own. But the minute we have a problem that we cannot solve, we suddenly realize we need God after all. Let’s honor God by putting Him first in everything-not only when we find ourselves in situations we can’t handle on our own
