What is the reality of our lives when everything seems to be going wrong, inside and out? For believers, nothing is what it seems! When it looks bad,hopeless,and dark, in Christ there is goodness, hope, and light. I got sick and tired of letting the lies of satan control my emotions and attitude (and at times, my sanity!) and I prayed that the Lord would remove this terrible cloud of hopelessness and frustration that had settled in my mind. In a still small voice, I heard, “Write the truth. Not what you feel or see, but the truth.” So I did. I took a pen and paper and wrote what HE says about my life.  Boy, did the Light come pouring in! I knew this stuff, but had entertained garbage for so long, I was miserable. Thank God for His reality! It’s never what it seems, but everything He says it is. We are never really hopeless basket cases satan would have us believe we are. If we’ve met Jesus and trusted him for salvation, we are HIS. Day by day He is making us like Him.  In an attempt to be transparent with you instead of hiding away and not writing anything of my struggles, I will post MY truth that gave me victory JUST as I scribbled it down the other day. Maybe it will encourage you where you are to believe God’s Word and APPLY (key word) to your heart and mind:)

————–The Truth About What God Is Up To!

God has put me here for His purpose- He has a plan for today. He’s protecting me and preparing me for tomorrow. I am here to glorify Him with my life- I am forgiven, free, and redeemed. He has made me whole and New. He empowers me by His Holy Spirit to live and worship in truth.

He will never withhold good from me. He will defend me at all costs. He goes before me and behind me and surrounds me with favor as a shield. He made me for His glory and pleasure. I do not belong to this world- I will set my affections on things above- My treasure is in heaven, a place prepared for me.

He is working all things together for my good. He’s turning what satan meant for evil into good. He will set truth before me and give me grace to walk in it. He is renewing a right spirit in me and guiding me into His light. He is working His love into me and changing my heart to love like He loves. He is teaching me forgiveness because He wants me to have His peace. He is strengthening me through the trial because He wants me to survive and thrive. He keeps pulling me out of myself because He wants me to be like His Son. He won’t leave me alone because I am His beloved and favored child He gave everything for. I am not what I need to be, but I am certainly not what I was. He is long-suffering and patient with me, pushing me out of the darkness and revealing His glory day by day. I can trust Him. I can pour out my soul, and expect kindness. He loves me the way I am and too much to leave me this way.