June 27: FIND THE VOICES THAT WHISPER ABOUT YOUR FUTURE.

Affirmation: Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.

A friend just sent this reading from Upper Room that reminds us suffering is part of being alive. But we get to choose our perspective during those imperfect days.


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Walk in Grace. Live in Love. By Bob Goff 

                       June 27


FIND THE VOICES THAT WHISPER ABOUT YOUR FUTURE. DITCH THE ONES THAT SCREAM ABOUT YOUR PAST. 

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 
HEBREWS 1:1-2 

One time my son Richard and I were rushing to the airport with some friends. Once we got past security, he came to a halt in front of a tech gadget vending machine. He needed a new pair of headphones, and he saw the kind that drown out all the noises you don't want to hear. They were at a crazy-low price, so he decided to get a pair for every person in our group. The blood drained out of his face when he realized he'd misread the price tag: $199.99 instead of $19.99. Yikes! 


That was a costly goof. But what price would you put on hearing the right voices in your life? What would you pay to drown out the voices of doubt, fear, and insecurity? 


God speaks to us through His Word, through our friends, through our desires and dreams. Are you listening to them, or are you giving the micro­phone to the voices that make you envy what your friend has or fear that the next move will end in total failure? Have you put your head next to a mega­phone that screams you back into the person you were? 


And what kind of voice are you in the lives of others? Remember that fear calls out our insecurities and doubts. God calls out our names. Listen for His voice and be like it too. Speak of love and beauty, trust and acceptance, grace and forgiveness-and you'll be the voice people are longing to hear. 


What kind of voice are you in the lives of others? 

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