What does knowing the truth mean to you?

I am a single mother of two children. One is grown and just married. The other, a teen of 14. Brandon looks up to me for answers. He can go either the way of our God given truths or trade it all for the delusions of our world system. So, after living in an alcoholic marriage for 10 years, going to church with a man who played games with truth or deception....I decided life on our own was better than playing games with a man who I never knew if he wanted to know God or just go along for the ride and see how much deception he could create. Brandon was 4 when he no longer had to look up to a father who never took our church seriously. He only liked the ease it gave him. Drinking was easy, pretending to want the truth was easy, counting the cost was not.
Living on a beautiful ranch in Montana was not enough to put down the bottle. Looking into a child's questioning eyes was not enough to put down the bottle, even when that child was a mirror image of himself but eyes of brown, not blue. The daughter was equally puzzled by her dad, his Jekyl or Hide was unending. The church was full of God's love, forgiveness, learning about the HolyBible, the truth.... I find it almost funny that it is such a struggle to find God's truth because there is always someone or thing that would rather you don't. "Stay here with me and we will just go along for the ride but if it gets difficult settle for a lie." "Don't pray like that, I don't want to face the truth, I may have to change."

I used to hate change when I was full of my Catholic upbringing. I didn't read my bible, know that the Holy Spirit is a person, the very spirit that draws us to know Jesus and the father. I liked my limited view at that time. This very man changed my thinking when he insisted I go to a nondenominational church in Hamilton Mont. I followed him in there and EVERYONE was standing in awe of the presence of God in that church. The music was praise but the minstrels were playing like they neede no notes to read, the piano player wasn't using ANY!! Everyone was singing in their spirits to God and I fell on my knees...The tears wouldn't stop and I knew I would have to let them go because god was washing my soul from years of deception of who He is and His unconditional love for me!! I joined in the worship and knew that being in God's presence was all I wanted....
My daughter was born in that town, that church became her 2nd home and she sang her own melodies. "This is the day the Lord has made" became her favorite song everywhere we went. I understood her words, not everyone else did!! That experience, living there for several years, finding God and letting go of religion gave me strenth for all the hardships that came later.

I believe there are two forces working in this world. Good and evil. Evil does not want us to know our Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior. He will allow a little truth but much deception is better. Our journey as a family had me praying against the dark forces that wanted to divide and destroy my family. We met James Spencer, ex mormon bishop/leader. he told us his testimony and how much he wanted us students and congregation to be open to witness to mormons and churches that were deceived. My catholic upbringing had some truths but was dead, no life, no Spirit there, and no life changing power!! I vowed in my heart that I would be open to helping any mormon/exmormon find the true Christ, if they would listen!! James has a book on line that is a must read. It is funny, enlightening and you can't put it down.