"Remember?"  2Thess. 2:5 "Do you not remember that when I was with you told you these things?" Paul says something like this in almost every letter he writes. Why? Not because we are that forgetful of truths we have heard, but because we forget to apply truths we know to situations we face every day. Oh, I remember the vast majority of what I have been told about God and about His Word. But, I regularly choose not to remember and apply those truths when I need them most. So today I will share 5 things I have been told to "BE" and you can choose to apply or selectively forget them. Hopefully one or more of them will stick and you will remember to apply them. There are many more. These 5 I remembered first. 1. BE Saved. Today. Now. Ask Christ to be your Savior. Now. Most important decision of your life. You must BE saved. 2. BE Baptized. We are either neglecting this decision, or we are not reaching anyone new. Not for proof of salvation, but as a witness and public commitment to Christ. All believers should be baptized. 3. BE Discipled. Our Great Commission is to make disciples. Not church goers or members. We must replicate spiritually. You were saved in order to be discipled and then to disciple others. 4. BE Still. Best way to know God is to get in His Presence and listen. Pray, Study His Word, Serve. Start by being still before Him, regularly. 5. BE Kind. To one another, to yourself, to strangers especially. Kindness is an amazing witness. We must show kindness. The world will know we are Christians by our lovingkindness. So many more. Choose to remember what you have been taught. I am not ignorant of what to do. I am stubborn and prideful and choose not to do as I have been told. God knows and understands us and will help us. The power of His Holy Spirit is in you. Let it work. One last reminder. BE filled with His Holy Spirit. In Him, Pastor Fred