Ephesus, Turkey taken by Martha Wiggins, 2011
I recently saw a post on facebook that read, “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” (attributed to Peggy O’Mara, TheSilverPen.com) It made me stop and think about my own inner voice. Talk is cheap, yet powerful.
Do you listen to your own inner voice? Where does it come from and who has shaped its viewpoint? Over a lifetime there are many influences that serve to shape our inner voice, such as family, friends, religious leaders, teachers, employers, etc. Hopefully, most are positive rather than negative influences, but together they become our inner voice. This means that we are each quite powerful in the lives of others, whether we want to be or not. With such power, the way we talk not just to our children, but also how we talk to ourselves and others is every bit as important.
The Holy Spirit is one of our inner voices. It is actually God’s own voice planted within us to help shape and mold us as we each traverse our unique faith journey. Get to know your inner voice. Look for and try to understand who has shaped it and recognize both the positive and the negative influences. It will help you better understand yourself, and the power you have in the lives of others. Listen for the Holy Spirit to speak through your inner voice and seek to have Him become the loudest and clearest of all. Then decide that you want to be a positive influence on yourself and others. Talk is cheap, yet powerful, and with it you can change your environment, you can change your world!
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