Some of you may know of the song "Voice of Truth" by Casting Crowns. About two months ago God really spoke to me through this song. Before I explain what God spoke to me about let me take you back in time to about 6 years ago to when I was in 7th grade. In 7th grade, I tried out for my schools volleyball team. I was super excited about playing because my older brother played and I wanted to be just like him and play volleyball. I went to an 8 week volleyball clinic before try outs to get some basic skills down. The clinic was great and I really enjoyed it. Try outs came along and......I got cut from the team. To this day I remember crying hysterically down the hallway and on the bus all the way to my bus stop. It was one of my first biggest disappointments in life...sadly it was also the end of me playing sports. I had lost all my confidence when it came to my athletic abilities and I always lived in fear of not making the team.
At my college, basketball is huge. This past year, I went to many basketball games both mens and women's and had a lot of fun at all the games (GO TIGERS!). As I watched the games though, I began to miss the feeling of being on a team, I began to want to play sports again. That's when I started to want to play basketball. But how could I do that? I have never played basketball before. I then decided well I can just play soccer they are always looking for players. But when I played soccer at open gym all I wanted to be playing was basketball. I couldn't play though. It's college basketball. There was no way I could do it. I had no confidence. From October all the way through April I fought a spiritual battle with Satan. Satan deceiving me with lies. For all those months I had prayed about what I should do. Although for most of the year I was unsure of what to do, I took a lot of time to practice and shoot hoops in the gym. One day though, I realized that I had never asked God what HE WANTED ME TO DO.
It's amazing how God speaks to us in different ways. I remember it so vividly. I was sitting in my schools commons studying for a vocabulary test when I turned on "Voice of Truth." For whatever reason, I had it on repeat. After about probably the 8th time, it was as if my ears were opened up almost as if before they had been spiritually clogged I felt the Holy Spirit came over me and I heard these words.
"But the voice of truth tells me a different story
And the voice of truth says "Do not be afraid!"
And the voice of truth says "This is for My glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth"
As I listened to the song I felt the go ahead from God with playing basketball. He was telling me to not be afraid. That I could do this because with Him all things are possible. BUT to remember that if I was going to play that it's for HIS GLORY and not my own. God speaking to me through the "Voice of Truth" has become so much more than basketball.it became everyday life. In today's secular world Satan gets us with so many lies. The secular world and media tells us we have to look a certain way, be a certain weight and wear certain clothes. When God says we are His masterpieces (Ephesians 2:10).
Everyday I have come to live less and less in fear. I have begun to listen to the Voice of Truth more and more each day. I have had the constant reminder that everything we do is for God and to further His Kingdom.
My question for you all is what voice are you listening to?
Are you listening to the deceiver Satan or are you listening to the Voice of Truth?
