"Speak The Truth, Even If Your Voice Shakes."

This is one of my favorite quotes. Of all time. Period. You see I’ve always been a very introverted person, growing up I pretty much kept to myself, immersing my thoughts in books and writing and such. Because I was so shy I missed so many opportunities to speak, to speak truth and justice, mercy and kindness, hope and thanksgiving, praise and love. I missed that chance because I let the fear of what could happen dictate what should happen. I ignored the chance to change lives because I was afraid, because I was focused so much on self, on my own me-ness. I ignored Jesus nudging my heart, I ignored His prompts because I believed that He didn’t really want someone like me to talk for Him. Someone who constantly messed up, who couldn’t speak without stumbling over her words. I didn’t think that He, the very One who created the Heavens in one breath, the very One who designed every fiber of my being, the very One who sacrificed His son so I could become His Beloved, I didn’t think that His beautiful, boundless words of grace could be carried through someone like me.

I had the audacity to think that the Great I Am, wasn’t big enough to conceal my imperfections.

Through the years He has proved to me over and over again that He is enough. That yes, I will stumble, I will say the wrong things at the wrong time, and yes my voice does shake. But now my voice doesn’t shake from fear. No, it shakes when I know that God is using me, that He is breathing His very words into my soul, that His love for His children is overflowing and matchless. So now I will speak the truth even if my voice shakes.

And I have to tell ya, my voice is shaking pretty badly right now.

~LMF~