The Father of All Lies

Originally posted March 21, 2014

Good afternoon!

This has been a crazy crazy week.

To make a long story short, my “Spring Break” from school consisted of Nathan and I both having to go to the Emergency Room for health issues, him being admitted for 4 days, and his grandmother having problems related to Congestive Heart Failure smack dab in the middle of everything else.  I spent much of my time running between the hospital, our home to check on the pets, and his grandma's house, all the while trying to take care of myself as I went though a horrible allergic reaction which left me with huge hives.  It was super stressful, and I found myself breaking down into tears on more than one occasion.

Times like these are really when I truly despise the devil the most.  The devil really looks for cracks, and tries so hard to weasel himself in.

It’s important to remember one thing always – the devil is a liar. A verse from John says it pretty eloquently: “He [the devil] was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”  John 8:44

I just want to send out this blog reminding everyone that the truth in the Word is all we need to thrive in this world – don’t let the devil turn the promises that God gives us into questions, or tests of God – the Lord will always provide in the end, and we only need to worry about today, for he will take care of all of our tomorrows.  When this world tries to bring you down, just remind yourself of that and let the devil know that his LIES will never supersede the Lord’s TRUTH.  (Can I get an Amen?!? :-)  )

And for y’all wondering, we are all doing okay – Nathan is out of the hospital and back to work, my allergic reaction has gone down and I have an allergist appointment on Tuesday, and we are getting Momo better every day.  And, on top of all of that, I got word on Wednesday that I have been offered an amazing job doing what I love and what I know is completely from the Lord. Even though things looked bleak last week, the Lord will always make the end equation positive, as long as we continue to put our faith and our hearts in his amazing grace.

Love y’all,

Britt

P.S.  Here’s a peace visual for today: