The Sound of Her Voice

She signed the blank contract. Let God fill in the fine print. She didn't know about they were gonna be fleeing to Egypt. She didn't know about all these other things that they would be in, you know, in isolation for a while. She didn't know the years of silence. She didn't know all these other things. She didn't know about being the torn mother at the foot of the cross, but she signed on. She signed on because she believed nothing is impossible with God. [00:10:25] (48 seconds)  #SignedOnFaith

That is not why the lord asked you to do things. Usually, it's the opposite. He asked you to do it because you can't. Right? He asked you to do it because you can't. Every time the lord has asked me to do something, it's like, why are you asking me now? Why didn't you ask me, like, this time or that time and that and you know what the answer was? Because you could do it then. I'm asking you now because you can't do it. I was like, that's not right. But it is right because you are not to be doing it. You're supposed to be relying on him and letting him do it through you. [00:46:35] (51 seconds)  #CalledWhenYouCant

Now often, we view the heroes of faith as silent, godly, stoic figures who simply obeyed god. Right? But these women of the bible, they had voices. They questioned. They negotiated. They wept, and they testified. They were real women, just like you and me, who had to process fear, logic, grief, shame, and lack. God doesn't just want our compliance. He wants our response, and there is a difference to just being compliant and being responsive. He wants an active dialogue with us, not dictation. He values our voice, the voice of the believer. [00:02:15] (74 seconds)  #BelieverVoices

But this demonstrates that when we release what's in our hands, we make room for what's in god's hands. When we let go of this little we release an endless, limitless supply. That's speaking to somebody today. So, you know, mothers, you know, it often feels like you're giving from the bottom of your jar often. And and often it feels like a requirement comes at the point of your exhaustion. But, you know, god meets you there. His provision meets you there. [00:24:49] (77 seconds)  #LetGoMakeRoom