The Voice...

"You need a voice to tell the Lord your story" The hook line for a very famous and very powerful song written by one of the greatest songwriters of our time. OK, I'm exaggerating a little, it's one of mine. Joking aside though, when I wrote The Voice it carried with it a very simple message, if you need help use your voice to ask for it, if you have something to say, use your voice to say it. Unfortunately it is never as easy as that in this day and age.

Two opposite forms of speaking sit in my mind today. Firstly, anyone who has gone through military basic training will know the power of the voice. Not in the least when some angry drill sergeant is screaming blue thunder two inches from the end of your nose. It kind of tends to grab your attention and gets the point across in no uncertain terms. I can almost feel the cringing from every veteran that's out there. The second example comes from listening to a Sunday morning politics show in which our Prime Minister was asked a question about a recent Brexit matter. No matter how directly the young reporter put the question, the Prime Minister came back with an answer that avoided the question all together. I could see the reporter filling with rage as though her voice was not being heard.

Many of us will experience that feeling of not being heard not matter how much we shout. One lesson I have learnt is that God hears every voice from the loudest scream to the faintest whisper. He doesn't only hear but he answers too, maybe not in the time we want or maybe not the answer we want but you can guarantee that every answer will be right and true. I won't guarantee that we will get what we want but I will guarantee that he will never ignore us or skirt around the question. What we must not be afraid to do is ask. A simple prayer in your own privacy is all it takes. So, go on, use your voice to tell the Lord your story.