Voice of Truth

 

The Voice of Truth

   Two years ago our 9 year old daughter was diagnosed with ADD. We had noticed that she was having a hard time memorizing words, writing, and reading. Being educators ourselves we helped her with different strategies that seemed to fail. We spend countless money on tutors, summer reading programs, and materials but nothing seemed to help.  We started to think she might have a learning disability but did not know which one. Through prayer the Lord used her wonderful second grade teacher to let us know what we had been fearing, she said I believe your daughter has ADD and Dyslexia. I started to cry and all I could think was I failed my daughter.

    All the test were done and yes she passed, she had ADD and a mild dyslexia. Although their were great people who were supporting us through these hard time, their were also people who called her retard and others who said it's just a faze she will grow out of it. 

    As a mother so many thoughts and fears came into my mind how can I protect her from failure and hurtful people. How was I going to explain to her what ADD and Dyslexia mean to her future? ADD and Dyslexia were like trying to fight big giants.

    One Wednesday service my husband who is also the Senior pastor of our church decided that we would spend that night in prayer and so we prayed I remember asking God to comfort me to let me know somehow that everything was going to turn out all right. I was driving home that night The Voice of Truth came out on the radio and it was the Lord confirming that I should not be afraid for my daughter because I knew that God does not make mistakes, but makes beautiful perfect things. I realized she was made this way for his glory and honor.  ADD seemed like a giant to me but not for my God.

     Every night we pray together as a family but my daughter decide that she wanted to pray first she said:" Dear Jesus please make me smart I don't understand what ADD and Dyslexia are, but I accepted it because my Mom says you make perfect things and she says you made me. thank you for art and please take care of my family and thank you for dying on the cross for your sins." After a short explanation that Jesus died not for his sins but for our sin. She said "Jesus sorry I meant our sins." I can't wait to see how the Lord will use her for his honor, and glory. When I think of my daughter Isaiah 40:31 always comes to mind and brings so much comfort to my life. I like to read it like this But if she hopes in the Lord she will renew her strength. She will soar on wings like eagles; she will run and not grow weary she will walk and not be faint. My job is to teach her that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life and through adversity she can be anything she wants to be through Jesus Christ.

    Thank you for your testimony and the way God used you to minister to my family through your music.

Comments

[Lily Dunham]

I love the songs that you guys sing! I especialy like Voice of truth! The words really speek to me. when ever you say "but the voice of truth" it triggers tears in my eyes.

[Dianne Medlin-Pinard]

Wow you guys have come so far, I did the advertising on the radio at J93.3 for your first concert over 6 years ago, in a med size baptist church some were in the sticks so I remember... I had just moved here from Tampa with my husband and 2 teenage boys. I have always enjoyed your music from the first time I heard it. It has been a long 6 years with the trails of life, loss of loved ones, loss of jobs, hardened hearts, questioning our direction, questioning GOD,
Sadness has been all around us but
we have congtinued to press in and this song has lifted my mind and heart to the same level every time I hear it. Thank you for writing it playing it , feeling it and retelling the story...

Kindest Regards,
Dianne