Vital Signs: Thursday, March 20, 2025

The Loudest Voice in Your Life

Is it possible that what we perceive as relational, emotional, and spiritual problems are actually hearing problems—ears that have been deafened to the voice of God? Perhaps it's this inability to hear His voice that causes us to lose our own voice and our way.

Let me make a bold statement: Learning how to hear the voice of God is the solution to a thousand problems! It’s also the key to discovering our destiny and fulfilling our potential.

His voice is love.

His voice is power.

His voice is healing.

His voice is wisdom.

His voice is joy.

If your life feels off-key, maybe it’s because you’ve been deafened by negative self-talk that drowns out God's voice. Maybe you’ve listened to criticism for so long that you struggle to believe anything else about yourself. Or perhaps it's the Enemy’s voice of condemnation whispering lies about who you really are. If you don’t silence those competing voices, they’ll eventually deafen you. You won’t be able to sing God’s song because you won’t be able to hear His voice.

Is God’s voice the loudest voice in your life? That’s the question. If the answer is no, that’s the problem.

We live in a culture where everyone wants to be heard but has so little to say. That’s because we do so little listening—especially to God. The best way to get people to listen to us is for us to listen to Him. Why? Because when we hear God, we’ll have something worth saying.

Ultimately, all of us need to find our voice—the unique message God wants to speak through our lives. But finding our voice starts with hearing His voice.

Let me issue a warning. If you aren’t willing to listen to everything God has to say, you’ll eventually struggle to hear anything He has to say. If you want to hear His comforting voice, you must also listen to His convicting voice. And often, what we least want to hear is what we most need to hear. Trust me—you want to hear what He has to say.

Are you ready? When was the last time you heard God’s voice? What did He say or ask? How did you respond?

“(Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.) And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you did call me.’ Then Eli perceived that the Lord had called the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, “Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.” ’ So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel answered, ‘Speak, for Your servant hears.’” - ‭‭I Samuel‬ ‭3‬:‭7‬-‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬