God’s been talking to me about this So much recently.

That His voice has to be the loudest.

Louder than my fears, my frustrations, my want to be in control, my perfectionism, or my insecurities.

I’m learning that I need to listen to Him even over seemingly good ‘other’ voices. If it’s not Him, it’s not the best, and it’s even sin.

Any will apart from His will is sin. (Judges 21:25, Deuteronomy 12:4-5,14) If my heart is not His heart, it’s sin. It’s missing the mark, missing the best.

I was reminded that there have been times when I’ve been troubled over something, and the advice I got around me on the issue was almost unanimous. At times this felt like confirmation. But, I’m learning that no amount of democratic unanimity outweighs His Word. If what I’m being told contradicts His word, and what I believe to be His heart for me, I have no choice but to reject it.

While the Bible says that at the mouth of two or three witnesses a thing is established, it must always line up with His Word and heart. There may, and will, be times when scores or hundreds of people advise me in a certain direction, thought pattern or path, but it is actually in opposition to God’s expressed Word.

It’s in those times (and all the time) that I have to search out His Word to discover His heart and desire for me, above my feelings, what other people may say or think about me, or what my circumstances say.

His voice is the only truth.

So, louder than my fears, louder then the circumstances, louder than any other voice, be the One who my heart and whole being turns to at all times, and in all things. I want You to help me let Your voice be the loudest. Help me to believe Your Word above all else.

All that You purpose is fulfilled. No plan of Yours is thwarted. Your Word is good.

I trust Your heart for me.

2 Corinthians 13:1 Isaiah 40:8; 45:23; 55:11 Joshua 1:8