The Voice of Truth

Sometimes it is tough work being a parent. hmmm... Scratch the "sometimes." And it is pretty challenging growing older, with more aches and pains and exhaustion (not to mention the wrinkles and reading glasses). And watching people you love suffer or experiencing financial turmoil or losing a loved one--life can just be downright hard sometimes.

Oftentimes, the things that get me down are the everyday wear and tear of disorganized and ungrateful teenagers and household clutter that I never seem to have time to deal with and overwhelming to do lists. And then, of course, there is the awareness of my sin and selfishness. All these conspire to cause me to grow discouraged and feel defeated.

This morning as I was driving to Bible study, I felt such heaviness and discouragement. I was preoccupied with all my failings. And then, the Lord thankfully broke through my self-centered fog and reminded me Who was on the throne and Who must be the center of my focus and my praise. I just started to thank Him for His grace and mercy and love. I thanked Him for blessings small and large--for all that came to mind. The song "The Voice of Truth" came immediately to mind--the enemy might be telling us we are terrible parents or inadequate spouses or poor cooks or awful organizers or lousy this that and the other--"But the Voice of Truth tells me a different story. The Voice of Truth says do not be afraid. This Voice of Truth says this is for God's glory. Out of all the voices calling out to me, I will listen and believe the Voice of Truth."

God's Voice of Truth tells us we are loved so infinitely much that He sent His only Son to come and die for each one of us. The Voice of Truth tells us that we can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens us. The Voice of Truth tells us that HE IS ABLE to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine. The Voice of Truth tells us that He is good and great and loving and kind and merciful and gracious, and He is for us and in us and with us. And the Voice of Truth promises us that He who is in complete and absolute control will do all things for our ultimate good and His glory, and someday He will come and take us all home to be with Him forever.

So today, I am thanking God for who He is, what He has done, and for the Truth that sets us free. Might we listen to His voice today, the Voice of Truth, and not the voices of despair and fear, so that we can live this day, this good day, with joy and gratitude and peace, secure eternally in Him. To God be the glory.