A million voices

We’ve been back from Uganda for roughly 5 months now, and I am missing all of my children very greatly right now. It’s hard for me too look at pictures of them and embrace the idea that they’re asleep right now on the other side of the world. It’s hard for me to wait for my next trip to see them. Even more than that though, I’m learning that everyone has a voice, and all of our voices have a purpose. Some voices speak towards politics, some towards sports, some towards charity, some towards careers or education; the point is, we all use our voice for something. Lately, I’ve been searching for what God wants to use my voice for. I know He has called me to missions, but I guess I’ve been hoping to find what he specifically wants to use me for. God has changed my life by changing my mind, and changing the way I look at things. And now that I’m seeing things differently, I’m becoming more… I guess you could say “aware” of what’s going on around me. I’ve been hearing about different organizations that are standing up to end slavery, there are people who work with disabled children, even my youth group has started a missions group. Seeing how other people are using there voices has been a great encouragement to me, and it’s given me an idea of what God wants to use my voice for. My voice is going to be used to make a difference. Everyone talks about how they want to help, how they want to make a change, right? Well, why don’t we do something to actually make that change? Is it that we don’t know WHAT to do, or is it simply that we don’t want to go outside of our comfort zones. Whatever it is, it has to end! There are broken people out there, who need Christ to put their lives back together. There are children who can’t go to school simply because they don’t have a pencil. There are families that are falling apart. There’s poverty, and hurt, and hunger, and slavery, and sickness, and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to do something about it! I’m not saying it’s going to be easy. And really, God never promised that life would be easy, but He promised he would never leave. With that comes the knowledge that we have Him in our lives, and we have a voice, and we are called to take a stand for the things that really matter! I want to reach the broken, and the poor in spirit. I want to share the good news to those who feel like there’s no hope. I want to set the world on fire, for HIM! You have a voice too, and although you might not know what it’s for yet, God will use you and your voice for something big. The question is, when you do figure out what your purpose is, are you going to embrace it and take a stand, or are you going to turn away?
We all have a voice. So let's make some noise!