Jeff Reynolds One desire: Finding Your Unshakable Voice in Jesus

Where does it come from?

Your Voice.

The inner life that spills out and walks in obedient love and service to Jesus.

Your Voice.
What he speaks in secret that you share from house tops.

Your Voice.
The unique witness of his loving kindness that only you carry, know and testify about.

Your Voice
What you have to say, wisdom from the journey of knowing him, seeing him, watching him move in you and the world around you.

YOUR VOICE
Where Word and Spirit meet in the ways of God and the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation.

You've got to find your VOICE.

"Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth."Job 37:2

"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." John 10:27

As we follow him, each day, we pick up new aspects of our voice in him. His ways become our ways. We gain new understanding and see him new and fresh. We begin to sound like like him. Speak like him.

So, why do we often lose our voice?

1. We move in and out of passion and the pursuit of God.

It is easy to live in the world, follow its currents, ways, culture and completely let go following Jesus.
The world will never scold you for it, point it out, call you back to Christ. Of course not. The Spirit will. He will hound you, search after you, hover over you. Because of his jealous love, even when we are faithless, he remains faithful.

First lesson of following and retaining your voice in Jesus...... Emotions are not truth. We don't need to feel God to know he is present or to know his presence. When passion or feeling is our only affirmation of God's love, his presence, his life in us, we often find ourselves out in the middle of a desert where faith is required above any feeling. In the desert feelings get crucified, corrected, brought under his righteousness.

The Kingdom is about learning his "ways". The ways of the Spirit. The ways of the Father. Our ways are not the same as the Lord's. The disciples proved this on occasion after occasion, over and over. They often missed the way completely in favor of their way and their view, understanding and perception. Jesus went on. He kept on walking throughout the towns and villages. They continued to follow.
Commitment. Yes. That word. Yes.
Commitment carried them.

"Seek ye first the Kingdom and his righteousness and all these other things will be added to you." Matthew 6:33

When all else failed or the way made no sense at all, they followed Jesus. Literally walked behind him and went on the way. Confused, confounded, concerned, they followed. Astonished, arguing, debating, they followed.

Then he sent them out.
We're they prepared? Did they feel prepared? No, most likely not. They seem to never feel prepared enough. And we often feel the same way. If their eyes were informed by the flesh and fearful they would never be ready to go. If our
eyes are informed in the dead ways of our flesh and the
mind of the flesh, we like them will not be ready to go.

But they went.
Obedience. They went at the command of Jesus.

Following the commands of Jesus, the leading of Jesus, is essential voice for disciples.
And in the process they learned more than they imagined or understood.

Heaven broke in on their earth mindsets. Spirit overcame flesh and earth and the dirt of sins. Hope welled up in every step of obedience.Insight poured into their understanding as they moved in his voice in the world.

Demons obeyed them as well. And us as we obey and walk with his voice.
People were healed at their touch and prayer.

When the Kingdom is no longer in front, when following Jesus no longer defines our action, direction, life, we find ourselves drifting from the passion and zeal of following him.

When we simply obey, a voice wells up in us that is unquenchable.

2. We have a voice one day and the next are silent as lambs to the slaughter.

How do we continue in the consistent voice of glory, grace, truth, life and hope the gospel of the Kingdom brings to the darkness?

I've seen some remarkable miracles and things that my natural mind has trouble putting into a category. When Peter stepped out of the boat and onto the lake, waves and all, I'm sure those watching had no category for it.

People don't walk on water. But Jesus and Peter did.
This is also the Peter that saw Jesus transfigured on the mountain. He shone so bright, like the son, they could not look on him. Also the same Peter who denied him and was crushed by his own voice. "I don't know the man."

The voice of Peter went through a metamorphosis. It moved from being his own voice to being the voice of the Master Jesus. It was a painful process, cutting deep into his understanding of himself and his actions. But he made it through to Acts 2! He got his voice back.

We all ebb and flow in our abilities, confidence, voice in Christ.
It's time to fall deeply down into the grace of God. The love of God. The mercy of God. The forgiveness in his blood. The cleansing power of the blood of Jesus washes sin away, restoring our purity and holiness. We are holy because of Jesus and by faith in his cleansing blood. At times, just like Peter, we come painfully short of the glory we've seen and known. By grace through faith we are saved. Believe again. Repent again. Welcome Jesus again to this place of voiceless pain. He will come in and eat with you again. He will wash you again. He will abide with you again.
Regain your voice of forgiveness. Regain your voice in the steadfast love of God. Rest in it. Wait in it. Let the mercies of God flow over you and in you. Yes. The mind of the flesh says, "I am not worthy of these things." And yes we are not but for the power of the Cross and the blood of Jesus.
Get back on the horse and ride!

What brings value and validation to our voice in Jesus?

Much of what we evaluate ministry and Saints on is essentially American cultural norms not Kingdom realities. Look for the Voice of the Kingdom in you and in the Word.

The influence and message of the Gospel in our voice and our lives consistently shrinks back further and further from our voice is we are not diligent and forthright about sharing the good news.

Is it success in hearing?
Jesus often said to the disciples,
"If you love me you will keep my commands."

Success, as we typically define it, is not the root of the Kingdom Voice.
Rather, welcoming and receiving Jesus is. Welcome him and receive his voice.

God's call and God's grace are the foundation of our Voice.

Much to think about. Much more to pray about. So much more to walk in.
Walk in the Spirit today.
Sow to the Spirit today.
Your VOICE will rise in him.

Go ahead. Run with HIM.

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2) http://jeffreynoldsonedesire.blogspot.com/2014/04/you-fascinate-me-jesus-so-why-are-you.html

3) http://jeffreynoldsonedesire.blogspot.com/2014/07/never-be-lacking-in-zeal-need-some.html

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2) http://jeffreynoldsonedesire.blogspot.com/2014/04/you-fascinate-me-jesus-so-why-are-you.html

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