Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your daily prayer,
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Speaker 1: connect to your Father in heaven. No matter what's happening
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Speaker 1: don't really get a vote. A Prayer for when you
Speaker 1: don't really get a vote, written by Peyton Garland read
Speaker 1: by Lea Gerard. You intended to harm me, but God
Speaker 1: intended it for good, to accomplish what is now being done,
Speaker 1: the saving of many lives Genesis fifty twenty. Have you
Speaker 1: ever felt like you didn't have a say in a
Speaker 1: certain matter, even if you were the expert, the one
Speaker 1: with the experience, the one who was hurt or wronged.
Speaker 1: Were you passed over, dismissed, or completely disregarded because of
Speaker 1: your age, gender, or past. I'm sure all of us
Speaker 1: can answer yes to some, if not all, of these questions.
Speaker 1: It stings to feel overlooked, to be underestimated, and to
Speaker 1: see that others will never recognize the significance of your voice.
Speaker 1: But despite this overshadowing reality, might I offer a bit
Speaker 1: of truth. We like to have our say because we
Speaker 1: like control, and even if our say is right, we
Speaker 1: let pride convince us that we deserve the megaphone. When
Speaker 1: we believe a situation is under our control, we can
Speaker 1: adopt a temporary, shifting, but comfortable idea of peace. But
Speaker 1: deep down we all know how long this idea of
Speaker 1: control lasts, don't we Whether we have a say in
Speaker 1: a matter or not. There are some things that our voice, pinion, experience,
Speaker 1: and pure gritten determination can't force into submission. Some things
Speaker 1: are more severe, like unfortunate health diagnoses, crumbling relationships, church drama,
Speaker 1: financial strain. Others are less severe, but proof further still
Speaker 1: how little control we truly have. Car troubles, toddler tantrums,
Speaker 1: delayed grocery delivery, and millions of tiny, insignificant things in between.
Speaker 1: This is why I've learned and continue to learn the
Speaker 1: art of silence. I'm not talking about giving people, and
Speaker 1: especially God, the silent treatment that never works. I'm talking
Speaker 1: about the silence that keeps you humble, that allows others
Speaker 1: to make decisions that could be a part of God's
Speaker 1: divine plan. I'm talking about the hard art of resting
Speaker 1: in the truth that outside my own actions, there's little
Speaker 1: I can control. Rather than controlling a disagreement by pointing
Speaker 1: out my husband's faults, I find it far more beneficial
Speaker 1: to hear his side and focus on where I can grow.
Speaker 1: Rather than allowing emotional tensions to control my political vote,
Speaker 1: I pause and quietly reflect on the opposition's opinion to
Speaker 1: ensure my ballad is cast on facts and convictions, not feelings.
Speaker 1: As humans, we often speak from places of emotion or pride.
Speaker 1: We want to be heard, we want to prove ourselves.
Speaker 1: There's nothing inherently wrong with these things. But one thing
Speaker 1: is for when we're speaking, we aren't listening. We aren't learning.
Speaker 1: Consider the countless times in scripture that God spoken to
Speaker 1: the lives of his people when they were completely silent.
Speaker 1: He spoke to Moses after he had fled the noise
Speaker 1: of Egypt, while he was alone in the desert tending
Speaker 1: his father in law's blocks. He sent the prophet Samuel
Speaker 1: to anoint David as Israel's king, while David was by
Speaker 1: himself tending his father's sheep. He even sent Jesus the
Speaker 1: Savior into the world in the quiet, without parades and
Speaker 1: fanfare for a welcome Though I have a more strong, willed,
Speaker 1: opinionated personality, I've found both mercy and grace in allowing
Speaker 1: the silence that I believe should be filled with my
Speaker 1: vote to be filled with God's voice. After all, no
Speaker 1: matter if I'm right, I'm not the author of all
Speaker 1: goodness and truth. That title is reserved for the sovereign
Speaker 1: God Almighty. When we allow God Almighty's voice to reign above,
Speaker 1: all lives are changed, souls are saved. What a truth
Speaker 1: to rest in. Let's pray, Lord, it's all too easy
Speaker 1: for us as Christians to gloss over Exodus fourteen fourteen,
Speaker 1: where your word says the Lord will fight for you.
Speaker 1: You need only to be still. We like the idea
Speaker 1: of such sovereignty and protection, but only as far as
Speaker 1: it allows our opinions, our voices, our reputations, and our
Speaker 1: control to remain. Grant us humility and a divine understanding
Speaker 1: of what it means to step back, sit in the
Speaker 1: silence and allow you not only to handle our situations,
Speaker 1: but also to shape our hearts. In the process. May
Speaker 1: we remember that you are the author of what is good, true,
Speaker 1: and right, and as such you will ensure that no
Speaker 1: matter what we go through, how little we feel heard
Speaker 1: or respected, you set our feet on a firm path
Speaker 1: towards your hope, joy and goodness. We praise you for
Speaker 1: this truth that we can rest in. Thank you for
Speaker 1: who you are God Forever Amen. Your Daily Prayer is
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