I’ve been losing my voice this week.
On Monday afternoon I got a sore throat.
On Tuesday morning, I missed my swimming because I didn’t feel well.
Things improved after that and I went to swim on Thursday morning. Something was still a bit wonky with my throat, but I didn’t feel bad at all. As the day progressed, my voice continued to change. We visited with a nice family from church in the evening and I tried to ignore how I sounded (of course I wanted to chime in even more than usual, even with my voice being a bit hoarse).
Now it’s Friday and I still feel fine, but my voice is even more squeaky when I talk. (I’m supposed to sing on Sunday and Gary and I are planning to talk about my depression during the church service, so I’m hoping things improve by then.)
So anyway, I’ve been thinking about our voices this week. I’m still me, even if I don’t sound like I usually do when I talk right now.
We can lose our physical voice, but we can still find ways to speak even if we can’t get the words past our lips.
We can write something down on a piece of paper and show it to someone.
We can type lots of words and send them out into the cybersphere.
We can look someone in the eyes and smile to show them that we care.
We can work on different tasks and projects to lighten someone else’s load or brighten someone’s day.
Even if you can’t talk, you never really have to lose your voice. Find a way to speak up today!
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.” (1 John 5:14–15 NIV)
Have you ever lost your voice? How did that feel? How can focusing on God help you to speak up (with or without your actual voice)?
So true. I’ll be praying that your voice is strong and healthy by Sunday!