(11)"Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments and His judgments (precepts) and His statutes which I am commanding you today; (12)otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them, (13)and when your herds and flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have increas-es, (14)then your heart will become lifted up [by self-conceit and arrogance] and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery."
Sometimes it seems easier to stay close to the Lord during times of trial or trauma in life; when there's a catastrophe we cry out to Him for help. The Lord warns the children of Israel (and us) that when we really need to be careful not to forget Him is when things are going great, "when you have eaten and are satisfied..."
During seasons when we seeming don't need the Lord for anything is when we must be on guard; this is when we must realize we need Him most. This is the time we should be aware of how much we require His presence in our lives; not just His intervention. His heart; not simply His hand.
We should have an attitude of thankful-ness all the time, but be wary during your mountain-top experiences; it's vitally im-portant to express your gratefulness dur-ing them. It will keep us from taking cred-it for our successes.
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