Today's Truth

"My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power" (1 Corinthians 2:4-5 NIV).

Friend to Friend
Do you remember playing the childhood game, Pin the Tail on the Donkey? One child is blindfolded, spun around in circles, and then pointed in the direction of a donkey posted on the wall. As she makes her way to pin the donkey's tail in the correct position, onlookers yell which way she should go.

"Move to the right!"

"Move to the left!"

"You're getting cold!"

"Now you're getting warmer!'

"Go up a little!"

Some of the voices intentionally try to mislead the blindfolded person, but usually the player will try to pick out the voice of her loyal friend, someone she can trust, and block out the others who desire to distract her. As she inches her way toward the donkey and returns to him his tail, she removes the blindfold to see if she trusted the right voice.

As we become women who listen to God, we also must learn how to discern God's voice from the many others that are calling out to mislead and distract us. There are many voices, and we must learn who is friend and who is foe.

In the Bible, we learn that Jesus Christ has already won the victory over sin and death, and because we are God's children, that victory is shared with us. However, until Jesus returns, we will continue to fight a spiritual battle on three fronts: the world, the flesh and the devil (Ephesians 2:2-3). All three voices shout commands, and as a soldier of Christ, we must be able to recognize the voice of our commander and the voices of the enemy forces.