Letter from the Founder W
e are well into 2022, and we are embracing the days as they come to us. Some are filled with joy and laughter, and some have been deluged with heaviness and sadness. We look around our world as we see it through our own lenses, and doubts arise in our minds about our future and that of the world. We are here as a ministry to offer you encouragement and hope through Jesus and His Word, despite the kind of day you may be having. When you pick up and read Voice of Truth, it is our prayer that God will speak to your heart exactly what you need to hear. Although we all face doubt and struggles at times, including when we venture out to conquer new ground or fulfill something God has called us to do, opposition seems to come. We are here to help. This magazine is offered by women from around the world who write, create, and pray, all with the desire to help others put their focus on Christ. The enemy loves to stir up unbelief and fears, often using our past failures against us. These can haunt our minds and cause doubts in the darkness. Why do we doubt? Many times it is because the opposition wants to take your eyes off Christ. Do you ever feel the enemy attack when you know God is getting ready to do something great in your life? It is normal for doubt to enter our minds. Doubt can be described as lacking confidence or being wary of something unlikely to happen. Satan uses this tool to make us lack confidence in God’s Word and consider God’s mercy, grace, provision, and goodness unlikely. However, despite the devil’s role, we must take responsibility for our own doubts and reactions to the world’s attacks, whether they be personal or collective. Do you allow doubt to paralyze you? Permit your human reasoning to overshadow your faith in God? No matter how logical our own thoughts may seem, we must always trust God’s truth instead. Because God has made foolish the things of this world. (1 Corinthians 1:20) When we struggle with fear or unbelief, often we fail to lean on
scripture, and instead, we long for something tangible or emotional. We want Jesus to put His arm around us and tell us we will be all right, believing that would make us feel better. But what God wants is for us to get back into faith, dear Sister. And that only comes through prayer and reading the Word of God. The remedy for our doubt IS faith! Faith comes by hearing the Word of God. (Romans 10:17) As you read Voice of Truth, you will read scriptures verses that strengthen your faith scattered throughout. When we understand what God has already done, what He promises us for today, and what we can expect from Him in the future, we can overcome our doubt and act in faith instead. God tells us in Hebrews 11:1 that we can have confidence even in the things we cannot see because God has proven Himself faithful, true, and able. When you surrender your life to Christ, THE voice of truth, God’s voice, begins to chip away at the doubt lying to you and replaces it with the truth that you are His child, and through Him, you can do exactly what He calls you to. Do not doubt in the darkness what God shows you in the light. As you read on, know that we as a body of believers have prayed over this edition. We’ve asked God to strengthen you with joy, peace, increased faith, captivating thoughts, the message of salvation through Jesus Christ, and wisdom to combat lies that may cause doubt and fear. Together may we continue to run towards the arms of our Savior and His love as we faithfully read His Word each day. I close this letter with a whispered prayer inside my heart for you, dear Reader, that God will speak into your life and empower you to walk closer to Him as you read the many pages of Voice of Truth. Exceedingly, Abundantly, Beyond,
Kimberly Hobbs Founder & Executive Director kimberly@womenworldleaders.com Ephesians 3:20
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