Truth, The Most Endangered Species:

When your foundations crumble and your hopes are dashed, truth and certainty still stands firm...

Then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. John 8:32

Uncertainty, doubt, tolerance and skepticism? I say bah humbug to these and thank God that I do not have to be doubtful or uncertain about my Christian faith or my eternal future. No! For I can be so certain about the Bible and the fact that Jesus loves me. I have an amazing Heavenly Daddy who keeps His promises and who is right now creating the most fabulous home for me in His eternal Kingdom.

I'm sorry, but living in a continual state of slavery; chained to doubt and ambiguity is not what your Tender Creator desires for you! He wants you to have clarity about His Word and His truth. Confusion is not from God for He says in John 8:31 that if you hold to His teaching then you are really His disciple, then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free! How wonderful is that!

So then, believe God and take Him at His Word. Don't allow yourself to be deceived by the Evil one for he would just love that and you know he would. I posted this message by Dr. Youssef because it goes into much more detail and it will challenge and encourage you to stand firm in your faith. I hope you will take the time to listen to it!

Be blessed as you stand firm and contend for the precious faith that God has given you!

Vivian May Edwards

What is truth? Find out in this message from Dr. Youssef's new sermon series.

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Perfectly Right!

Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked? Ecclesiastes 7:13

God often seems to place His children in places of deep difficulty. Leading them into a corner from which there is no escape. He creates situations that human judgment, even if consulted, would never allow. Yet the cloudiness of the circumstance itself is used by Him to guide us to the other side. Perhaps this is where you find yourself even now.

Your situation is filled with uncertainty and is very serious but it is perfectly right. The reason behind it will more than justify Him who brought you here, for it is a platform from which God will display His almighty grace and power. He not only will deliver you but in doing so will impart a lesson that you will never forget. And in days to come, you will return to the truth of it through singing. You will be unable to ever thank God enough for doing exactly what He has done.

From Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman, Edited by James Reimann

I wanted to share this devotional with you, simply because It so encouraged me and was just what I needed to read today. I figured It might be just the thing for you also. Let us take courage and continue to trust God, He knows about each of us and has the perfect plan already in place for you and for me.

Remember, where you find yourself today is perfectly right even though you don't understand it! God has you there for a reason. Trust Him, for He loves you so...

Vivian May Edwards

Thus Far...

Faithful! Trustworthy, dependable and safe…

Thankful thoughts as I reflect on my life… As I remember the goodness and greatness of my Heavenly Daddy on this, the last day of 2009. My goodness, how I’ve needed Him this year to be these things for me and so much more, and He has in such awesome and powerful ways!

Have my broken things been fixed or replaced? Or have the unwanted, unexpected and craziness of frightful life storms in my life been done away with? All the while hoping and praying for answers, solutions and rescue? It would be so wonderful if I could answer yes and report that things have worked out and all is well with this fragile life of mine, but I can’t, not yet... But what I can say is this, “God has been faithful to me! He has loved me and cared for me like no other!”

Tonight, as I glance back at the puzzlement of the winding paths of my hidden life… The rocky overgrown passageways of my broken hopes and realities, I have a remarkable sense of peace in knowing that God, with joyful confidence has produced in me a childlike trust in Him. The sweetness of His mercy has never failed to create a song of grateful praise in me, deep down in my tender heart of hearts.

Thus Far…

As I look forward to 2010, I find myself spying a treasure chest filled with the jewels of a renewed sense of hope and joy. Scattered amongst them I also see the uneven and flawed gems of more uncertainties which come from character building and lessons still needing to be learned like: The LORD who “Thus Far” has helped me will continue to help me in my journey.

Hear my call weary traveler.

Hear echo’s resound through the night.

In the midst of your thundering tempest,

Sing praises to God with delight!

Vivian May Edwards

Thus far has the LORD helped us. I Samuel 7:12