It's been a while! I know a lot has happened since we last spoke. Are you guys OK? Even if the answer is no, I am hoping that by the time you are finish reading this blog, you will feel a sense of change, relief and power over your circumstances.
Have you ever heard the saying, "speak now or forever hold your peace?" Or how about "keep quiet for peace sake." These statements sound good, but in actuality they were not good and create a sense of fear, oppression and insecurity when it comes to using your voice to express yourself.
Did you know that humans are the only creation on the planet that have language. No other living thing on this planet has language. It is language that turned into books, that turned into drawings that turned into speech that turned into you.
You see God in the beginning said something. Let’s look at what he said here: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Genesis 1:1-3 KJV
I find it so interesting that the bible opens up with God using his voice to speak. At a time when darkness was over the earth and things looked really bleak, God said something. I'm here to tell you that he is still saying something and he is fully expecting for you to do the same. God gave you words and its time to use them. Why? Because if you are not saying something you are not creating anything. My words, your words are here yes for conversation, but more importantly our words are here to create!
During slavery, black people were not allowed to read. They were not allowed to learn how to access their voice, because the minute they could, they would see that the Bible that slave masters tried to use to oppress them would actually become the words they used to actually free them.
A good friend of mine spoke with me about the power of voting and said something that really stuck out. She said, if you don't vote your silence is actually saying something. That is so true! Anyone's failure to use their voice is actually an admission or acceptance that nothing will change. But that's not you or me.
Your words have power (Proverbs 18:21). Your words create (Genesis 1:3). Your words bring change (Mark 11:23). Don't let anything or anyone silence you in this season. Open your mouth wide and see the endless possibilities available to you through your voice.
You've got something to say. So what are you saying?