Listening to the Wrong Voice

All of us have little voices talking in our heads. Their are the voices of parents, teachers, coaches, professors all reminding us how to live and think. We have the voice of reason offering counsel about decisions in life. We have the voice of society telling us what is politically correct and incorrect. It is not correct to eat at Chic-Fil-A according to some in Hollywood because the owner spoke against homosexuality and same sex marriage. The in vogue have called for a boycott against Chic-Fil-A.

While reading in the book of Genesis this morning something really struck me. For several chapters God promised Abram he would be the father of a great nation even though he and his wife Sarai were childless.

While reading the first two verses of Genesis chapter sixteen God grabbed my attention. The voice of reason said Abram and Sarai were childless and time was running out. Abram had reached the upper nineties in age and Sarai had reached close to ninety. Everything seemed to be over as far as the two of them ever having biological children. The voice of reason offered another plan. Abram could marry and have relations with Sarai's servant and when the servant girl became pregnant and gave birth Sarai would take the child and raise it for her own.

The plan sounded good. It made perfect sense and seemed reasonable. The voice of reason came through loud and clear. There was only one problem. Both Sarai and Abram listened to the wrong voice. God did not initiate this plan. Everything about the plan had the fingerprints of Satan all over it. Two jealous women. Strife in the home. Warring nations were birthed out of Ishmael such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Afghanistan. These are the nations we find ourselves in contention with today. Think about it. It started when Abram chose to listen to the wrong voice. He listened to his wife Sarai but not God. He heeded her counsel but did not seek the counsel of God.

God had already revealed his counsel. Abram chose not to believe but to listen to the wrong voice. What voice are you listening to? I plead with all my might make sure you are listening to God first and foremost. Listening to the wrong voice will cost you more heartache and suffering than you ever cared to endure. If you can't discern His voice then wait on Him. Do not go ahead with your own plan listening only to the voice of reason. Wait on God to speak, to reveal, to lead, to show the path. Listen to His voice.