TRUTH IS
TRUTH IS
Truth Is going back to that day 14 years ago when your husband passed away and you are sitting staring at the wall. Truth Is standing in front of a judge, in defeat because of bankruptcy. Truth Is when your children have all left home and you feel lost. Truth is losing your home to foreclosure. Truth Is loneliness. Truth Is physical pain. Truth Is getting old. Truth Is your child has turned away from the truths they were taught as a child. Truth Is feeling grief and guilt because you have a miscarriage. Truth Is your child is suffering and you don’t know how to help. Truth Is realizing you made so many mistakes along your path on this earth. Truth Is in grief. Truth Is depression. Truth Is bursting into tears. Truth Is holding your mother’s hand and watching her take her last breath. Truth Is coming home from your twelve-hour day of work, and sitting in your car getting up the energy to go into your home to a mentally sick and physically sick- depressed husband. Truth Is having so much physical pain that you are crying out to God for relief. Truth Is sadness. Truth Is aggravation sitting in a wheelchair and not able to use your legs like you use to be able to do or want to do. Truth Is being far away from your younger grandkids. Truth is we are afraid of our future. Truth Is wanting to be with your adult grandkids but know they are living their own lives without you. Truth Is feeling like you are just disappearing into the abyss of pain and loneliness because you don’t want to leave your four walls. Truth Is asking why. Truth Is telling your teenage daughter you don’t have enough money to pay for the queen nomination dress she wanted because you do not know how you can pay the water bill on time before they shut it off. Truth Is in the fact of wars between countries and all the hunger and devastation we see on the tv from them and feeling helpless as what to do from the safety of your home. Truth Is hopelessness. Truth Is questioning your faith and the trust you want to have in God. Truth Is does anyone really care. Truth Is asking ourself, are we of any value. Truth Is wondering if the thoughts put into a blog are touching and helping others.
That is a lot of negative Truth Is. Those of you who know me personally and have read my books or my blog, realize that I am talking about the Truth Is from my life and from those I love. There is no way I have enough type to list all my negative Truth Is of my life. I am sure you can identify yourself in my Truth Is.
The subject of this blog, came to me while watching a Hallmark movie tonight. (I know that surprises you! Ha!) I have been a fan of Janette Oke books for many, many years, especially her “Love Comes Softly” series and “When Calls the Heart” series. Years ago, when movies were made of her first series of books, I got my daughter, daughter-in-law and granddaughters hooked on them as well. Who can even count how many times I or they have watched them. I was watching “Love’s Everlasting Courage” movie tonight once again. I cried at the same times, laughed at the same times, became stressed at the same times and felt the love for these movies all over again. And I remembered the realization that there are still good movies out there that no cuss words are uttered, God is included in the message of the movie and love is shown for each other. The one I watched tonight had God’s message all over it. It showed the overwhelming sad happenings-daily struggles with their lives-how grief took over their lives-the human feelings that came from all those emotions. The scene that especially hit me tonight, was when the dad was telling his adult son that God is everywhere even in all the bad times he was facing. The son was experiencing grief-anger towards God-hopelessness feeling God had forgotten him. The father reminded the son that there is always something positive in the situation, if we choose to look past the pain and remember God’s promises that He will never leave us or forsake us, even in our hardest times. The blessings are ever present in the pain. If we had no pain, how could we truly have unshakable faith, hope and trust in God and His promises.
So where can we look for the spiritual Truth Is, as the hard times come? Truth Is what? John 17:17 says “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” The word in that verse is the words of our God given in the Bible. Psalm 119:160 “The entirety of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.” The God written Word does not merely contain the truth; It Is THE Truth. We need to study, meditate on and turn to God’s Word when the hard Truth Is come our way. God gives us His Words in the Bible, to help us with their lives in Bible times and for us today. He gives us hope, when the Truth Is we are hopeless. Hebrews 6:18-19 “…by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast…” God does not lie in His truth and hope for us in troubled times. Psalm 56:8 “You number my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle…” The Truth Is, God loves us so much that our tears are so precious to Him, that He counts them and puts them in a bottle, during those times that we are crying out to God in pain, anger and grief. Hebrews 13:13-14 “For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come. Therefore, by Him let us continually offer our lips, giving thanks to His name, but do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” The Truth Is, Ican help others, by sharing my trials and sharing God’s Truth. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)The Truth Is, thisworld is not all there is for us. We have an heavenly home that will make all of those negative Truth Is obsolete. The biggest Truth Is that I have learned through all my deep pain and struggles is this: continue to pray in the middle of the tears, tell God how you are feeling and ask for His guidance. I have learned the Truth Is, I have to reach out to Him in thanksgiving-hope-faith-trust-bearing my soul to Him-boldly going to Him, even in anger when I don’t understand. Doesn’t He already know what I thinking and going through? He wants me to reach out to Him and pull Him close to give me courage when my Truth Is that I am afraid-when I think my Truth Is beyond any human understanding-when my Truth Is to learn to praise Him through the storm by seeing the positives. He will return my trust within the knowledge of His goodness. My Truth Is that I, in remembrance, that I am headed to a much better heavenly home with Him eternally. This and the things of this world, are not my home. Psalm 56:3-4 “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You, In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?” I have not enough type to explain all of God’s Truth Is.
I have felt so many times in this life the hard, negative Truth Is, of this world, in the struggles-pain-grief-depression-caregiving-disappointments-loneliness-not understanding-hopelessness. I am thankful and praise Him, for the hardships. Truth Is in my life. I am stronger-more faithful-more confident-a speaker to women’s groups-an author and encourager because of it. The bottom line of this blog is that the Truth Is, not in this world and the things of it. Truth Is the purpose of my blog. It is not to know what type of response it gets, but rather to do my part to plant the seed of the Word of God and let Him take care of the rest. Truth Is in our heavenly Father who gave us His Word, and loves us way more that we can possibly understand! (Ephesians 3:20-21) Even when you are falling and getting stuck in the mud, remember, Truth Is of this world. God, who Is Truth is always with us helping us take one more step.
John 8:31-32 “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him. ‘If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free’.”
Remember, whatever your Truth Is in your life, turn to the only one who IS TRUTH and He will set us free!
Till next time!
Keela
(If you look up the movies I love, remember, they are good for children and are packed with so much action and full of God. But, be sure to have a Kleenex handy!)