Miracles, Faith, and the 'Voice of Truth' by Jessica

I just finished reading this book.

And listening to this song:

Oh, what I would do
To have the kind of faith it takes
To climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves
To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown
Where Jesus is,
And he's holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name
and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
time and time again
"Boy, you'll never win,
you'll never win."

(chorus)

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
the voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Oh, what I would do
to have the kind of strength it takes
To stand before a giant
with just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound
of a thousand warriors
shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand
But the giant's calling out
my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
time and time again
"Boy you'll never win,
you'll never win."Chorus
but the stone was just the right size
to put the giant on the ground
and the waves they don't seem so high
from on top of them looking down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
when I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
singing over me
Chorus
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth
I will listen and believe
I will listen and believe the voice of truth
I will listen and believe
'Causes Jesus you are the voice of truth
And I will listen to you.. oh you are
Music from Casting Crowns “The Voice of Truth” Art by Liz Lemon Swindle

And I thought how perfect to share during National Adoption Awareness Month (November) and Infertility Awareness Week (November 4-10)...

We can all find hope that Miracles are happening today as surely as when Jesus walked on this earth.

After Mary was told she would bear the Son of God she questioned how it could be. And Gabriel, the angel who appeared to her said, “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” (Luke 1:37)

And she accepted God’s plan for her, difficult though it must have been. Later Joseph accepted God’s plan, too and helped raise the Prince of Peace. We each have times when we think we know everything and we’re sure our plan is the way our life should be. When we find out that it isn’t God’s plan sometimes we are angry or sad. We feel isolated and we find few who truly know what we’re going thru. Over time God humbles us and brings us to our knees in prayer. And we grow closer to Him and thank Him for our trial even though it was tough to go thru. We learn again and again that Our Savior knows how we feel and He wants to help us. He knows all our pain and our sorrow and He heals us with His Atonement. Another Miracle.

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” Isaiah 41:10