The Voice of Truth

Voice of Truth

"Oh,what I would do to have
the kind of faith it takes
To climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves
To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown
Where Jesus is,
And he's holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name
and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
time and time again
"Boy, you'll never win,
you'll never win."

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
the voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Oh, what I would do
to have the kind of strength it takes
To stand before a giant
with just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound
of a thousand warriors
shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out
my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
time and time again
"Boy you'll never win,
you'll never win."

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
the voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

But the stone was just the right size
to put the giant on the ground
and the waves they don't seem so high
from on top of them looking down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
when I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
singing over me

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
The voice of truth says "do not be afraid"
And the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me (calling out to me)
I will choose to listen and believe (I will choose to listen and believe)
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

I will listen and believe
I will listen and believe the voice of truth
I will listen and believe
'Cause Jesus you are the voice of truth
And I will listen to you.. oh you are"

Casting Crowns

God doesn't give us faith that is strong and big right off the bat. He gives us small things along the way to increase our faith, so when it is time to "get out of the boat" or to "face the giant" we are ready to trust Him, not because we are so strong, but that He has proved Himself faithful to us so many times before.

Until that time comes, we must tell ourselves that we are going to listen to His Word and look back on all He has done previously, even if we are in over our heads, He is not. He has been faithful, He will be faithful and He will always be the Faithful One. We must choose to listen and believe Him.

God grow our faith. Build on it stone upon stone. Give us fortresses of Your faithfulness we can look to when we are struggling to trust. Give us faith to trust in Your goodness and care. Thank You for growing it to where it is right now and for finishing what You have started. We can't have faith unless You give it, so please continue to give it.