.......So today I chose to write again after a very long time. This piece is inspired by a burden that's been on my heart for sometime and it just seemed like the "easer" popped in this morning and I decided to share through this short message. I hope and pray, as always, that at least 1 person will be blessed and inspired through this piece.
It's all about VOICES this morning, It's about the different voices we hear at different points of our lives.
I will classify the different voices we hear at different points of our life into 3:
- The voice of the Giant: This is that ever intimidating voice that bullies and harasses you all over the place. Makes you feel less than yourself. Stares you in the face and tells you how done you are. The voice of Goliath to the Isrealites is an example of such. The voice of the giant addresses you as a FAILURE all of the time. The voice is evil. Shut it up.
2. The voice of the coward: This is the voice that looks at the problem, estimates your abilities and concludes that IT IS NOT POSSIBLE. The voice says “you cant”.
3. The voice of truth: This is simply the voice that tells A DIFFERENT STORY.
Facts abouth the voice of truth:
- It doesn’t always look like it. When the 12 spies were sent to spy on the land, 10 of them heard the voice of the coward. “We were just like grasshoppers in our own sights, and even in the sight of the people over there”. This actually was the situation of the land. It had large cities, surrounded by high walls, and everyone in it looked like giants. If na you nko? But 2 of them came and just said “ WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE UP THIS LAND”. That’s what the voice of truth says. I am able. I can. I want to try and imagine what was going through the minds of those 2. Same goes for David. Goliath was a bloody giant who has been harassing the entire nation. A whole nation! Then David, a small shepherd boy, comes from nowhere, and sees Goliath as someone that ordinary stone and sling will bring down. I doesn’t look like it, but it actually was it.
2. It’s always positive: From the above stories, one can tell that no matter what the situation on ground was, the report of the victors was positive all the way. For the 2 spies, for David and even for the Shunamite woman, their reports were positive even in the face of negativities.
I understand the fact that sometimes, as humans, we wish we knew what tomorrow holds precisely, dt way we wont bother to worry ourselves about what and which voice is true, but reality is that WE HAVE AN ANCHOR THAT KEEPS THE SOUL, STEADFAST AND SURE WHILE THE BILLOWS ROLL,WHILE WE ARE FASTENED TO THE ROCK, WHICH CANNOT MOVE, WE ARE GROUNDED FIRM AND DEEP IN THE SAVIOUR'S LOVE.
Finally,move closer to God. He controls the times and seasons. Stay positive. That has been my theme for a while now. The voice of truth is positive. Even in the fire the voice of truth says, all is well. Even in the worst of situations, the voice of truth says I”d be fine. Even though you have no children yet, the voice of truth says you are the father and mother of nations. Whatever you are going through, the voice of truth says DO NOT BE AFRAID.
God bless you.
Regards,
Motara.
