The Truth and Nothing but the Truth

October 10, 2007 queenmom

Little Miss came to me about 4 weeks ago and announced, “Mom, I want to try out for IMEA.” (IMEA is an audition orchestra from the “region”–several counties. Most kids practice over the summer for this and tryouts are Columbus Day weekend. The orchestra then plays a concert in November.)

“Sure. Okay. What did your band director say?”

“He said I could if I would come in for lessons and practice every day for 1/2 hour.”

And so she began to whip her musical self into a condition that could compete with the best junior high musicians in the region. She worked quite hard and many times without me reminding her.

She had her audition a couple of days ago. She was psyched–really in the zone. During her warmup her saxaphone would not play a couple of notes. She went into the audition and did her best–again her saxaphone would not produce some notes. The judges acknowledged this. All she could do now was wait and see.

Yesterday she came home with the results. She did not make the orchestra. She was so fine with it. She told me, “Mom, it’s probably best I didn’t make it. With all I have going on and all the extra practices, it would have been too much.”

Wow. She’s mature. I am not that quick to process disappointment.  The key to her attitude–she processed and owned the truth. Lately God is showing me in bold language that much of thought process is not based on truth, but on the lies I have imbedded in my mind and how these lies are the root of my actions. These are subtle lies. Nothing I could easily identify without the help of the Holy Spirit. Lies about who I am, my worth to God, how I bring everything back to me when life is not all about me but living for Him resulting in pride and self-centeredness.

Hmm, I wonder what lies you are believing. Be bold and ask God to show you then to fill your mind with His truth.

This verse has been my continual prayer lately,

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2

We are transformed by renewing our minds. Our minds are renewed by the Word of God. We must read it, meditate on it (put it on an index card and go over it throughout your day), and then memorize it. Then when we need it, it is right in our minds.  As the verse goes on to say, “that you may prove what the will of God is.” Once we know the truth and believe it, we will live it. We will be living out God’s will for us–full abundant lives (John 10:10). We won’t be bogged down and sucked dry by Satan’s lies buried in our subconscious. We will be living boldly and freely in God’s truth (Galatians 5:1).

We will know what God expects of us as

~a wife

~a mom

~a friend

~an employee

~a servant in ministry for Him

We will know and we won’t have to look to others or wonder. We may have more to do in some areas, but we may be freed to back off in areas where we were going beyond our role.

Woo! Amen and amen! Eveyday women, live in the freedom and truth Christ brought and bought for us!

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