"The THREE VOICES I Hear"

In the turbulence of my over active mind I encounter several voices that war for my attention. The voice of God, the voice of Satan and my own voice are engaged in constant chatter and debate for control.

As a Believer, I must confess that the voice of the Spirit of God has won me over many years ago through an exhaustive regiment of deprogramming, retooling and rigorous instruction; but I must admit that Satan has not stopped whispering sweet nothings in my ear and I still wrestle with "my voice sounding a lot like God's voice" given the situation at hand!

How do I distinguish between the voices? What are the voices telling me to do?

God's voice is Spirit and Truth. The Spirit can only give you the revelation contained in God's Word or some other verifiable source; .i.e. something that He spoke to you in the spirit that has been confirmed in the natural. As His voice is spirit, it will only give you profound truth and instruction. His voice will not corrupt you or derail you in your efforts to pursue an intimate relationship with Him. The voice of God will not confuse you, trick you or lie to you. His voice can be heard in the soft summer breeze, the babbling brook, the songbird and the crashing waves. His voice will rebuke and reprove you; soothe and console you and give you peace!

Satan's voice is filled with lies, deception and manipulation. His voice will lead you down the path of destruction, desperation and death. He is the Father of Lies and as such has no truth in him. His goal is to keep the Christian off balance and to create fear, division and lawlessness. He is in the business of creating "bastards," that is, "sons who have been separated from their Father" (the Lord God). Satan has no need for your mortal body, all he wants is your faith; the FAITH that belongs to God. He is crafty at disguising his voice to sound like God's voice, but you can easily tell the difference if you are a "son" (led by the Holy Spirit) and not a "bastard" (trained and tricked by the lies of Satan).

The voice of mankind is a fusion of one of these two; either your Father is God or your father is Satan. Whoever your father is, that is who you will emulate. Your thoughts, words and deeds will reflect the character of your Father. Your walk in this earth will mirror the direction (either peace or war) given by your father. Your relationship with others will be measured by the relationship you have with your Daddy. Your service, or lack thereof, in the marketplace will be a gift or a burden to those your encounter. Finally, you will transfer the spirit of your father to the people you engage and empower. 

You will either transfer the Lord God or you will transfer Satan; it all depends upon whose voice you listen to! Selah...