His voice makes a difference; when He speaks, He relieves my troubled mind; it’s the only voice I hear that makes a difference, and I follow that voice that I love.
A lot of us sing this song by Jimmy Swaggart with gusto, and we actually feel good as we worship. But if we take the time to examine ourselves, we will find that we are big hypocrites. We are singing a song that we have no intention of following.
How can we say that God’s voice makes a difference when we are not even taking time out to listen?
We sing that it’s the only voice that makes a difference in our lives, but is that really true? Why are we so pressured these days? That’s because we are following a lot of voices. We want to accomplish everything because the world dictates that if you are not living in a huge house filled with bling-bling furniture and well-decorated, you are not saying anything. So many even allow themselves to get into trouble to attain these things.
Now don’t get me wrong; nothing is wrong with enjoying your God-given gains, but greed and pride should not be your prime motivation.
Allowing God’s voice to make a difference means going through His word daily, where you will find the map for your lives. Many are looking for God to literally come speak to them. He already made preparation through His word—get into it.
For God to speak to you, you must seek Him out. Many of us believers have a very pathetic prayer life; no wonder we are struggling so much. We refuse to tap into the power supply we have.
If we want God’s voice to make a difference, then we should be willing to put ourselves in a place where He can. If your surroundings are too noisy, then you will never hear God’s voice. By ‘noisy’ I mean being overcrowded with the cares of this life, finding yourself in the wrong environment constantly, adapting to the wrong group… the list could go on and on of the barriers between you and God.
Of course, there are times when God is speaking, and because it doesn’t tie in with what we want, we ignore His voice. Think of the many times your conscience gave you a beating on a deed or a decision you were going to make, and you ignored it and went ahead anyway. I am almost certain that that decision eventually ended in disaster.
God speaks to us in that still small voice, and we have to be in tune with Him to hear.
The next time you sing this song, make sure you are really prepared to listen to His voice, and then it can make a difference in your life.
