God’s Promises are Truth

By: Samantha Brown

"And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." John 14:13

If there's one thing I know for sure, it's that God's promises are truth. I can hold Him to His word. 

In life, holding people to their word is unfortunately not always realistic. Sadly, I've known this as early as childhood. Learning to deal with it emotionally and spiritually are two different things. Personally, I've experienced abuse, heartache, sorrow, loneliness, and an intense longing for belonging. My mother struggled most of my life with drugs, which isn't my story to tell, but because of her stronghold, it became very real to me early in life that people (even those who you love and that love you) will let you down. Growing up, life wasn't always easy for me. As I got older, I began to long for something, or better yet, Someone who I could always depend on. Being unsaved at the time, I thought surely my then future husband would be that for me. I was wrong.

Because of Hollywood and fairytales, I had this false expectation that my husband should basically be my "knight in shining armor" for all the bad things in my life. When my husband came along, I would deem him "my person." The person who would never let me down, never disappoint me, and would always be there for me. Although my husband has helped, supported, and been right by me in some of the lowest moments of my life, he's still human, still flesh (just like I am). It was unrealistic to put that type of pressure on a person. Toxic even. No matter how much he loves, cares for, and wants what is best for me, what I really needed (and what we all need) was a Saviour. It's true what they say, "the best of men are still men at best" (this also applies to women).

As I longed for the hole in my life to be filled, it was only filled and the broken pieces mended once I accepted Christ as my Saviour. I began to fully rely on God's promises. It was most definitely a journey, a mind and heart shift, a constant realization that I may not be enough, and other people may not be enough to fill the needs of my brokenness, but the God of all glory and creation and wonder is enough!

He is enough. He promises us many things in His Word that can bring comfort, peace, and joy in all circumstances. Being a child of God, I know that I can hold God to His Word for God cannot lie.

Numbers 23:19, "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”

Titus 1:2, "In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;"

Hebrews 6:18, "That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:"

John 14:13 says, "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." 

If you're struggling today, I encourage you to study these promises, ask in His name for these promises to be made true in your life, and take God at His Word and know that He "will do it!"