THE IMPORTANCE OF A VOICE

Right now I need to make so many important calls and record a video for Life Skills Counsel but I can't because I lost my voice. You see, it started with sore throat which I treated it, yet the stubborn sore throat still led to a cracked voice. I think it is even more inaudible than cracked right now. Here I am waiting for my voice to clear out before I can do almost every important thing I need to do. In fact, the few calls I managed to make, I kept repeating myself because the person on the other end wasn't hearing me clearly. By so doing, I was wasting time and money.

I remember when I was still teaching and I lost my voice. I reduced talking to the bearest minimum and kept giving notes till my voice cleared out and that made work pile up for me.

Another area this is affecting me is singing. Oh, I love singing 😍, for now I can't and that can be very frustrating. I'm calling on you to join your faith with mine; trusting God for the restoration of my beautiful voice 😁

See, literally and figuratively, you can't underestimate the importance of a voice. The literal importance of voice has already been talked about above. 

Now, figuratively, sometimes where our voices cannot be heard, we need someone else who has the privilege to be a voice there to be our voice and speak up on our behalf. There are a lot of platforms you don't have access to but you know people in such positions that can air your views, so maximize the opportunity to have them do it for you. 

There are places you can not be present in yet your voice can be heard there. Because someone better placed has heard your opinion, aired your view and communicated your desires. 

I can assure you, if you have a voice, whether literally or figuratively, your life will be easier. You will get the same result when you are bodily present in a place to speak for yourself and when someone becomes a voice for you. 

The irony of life however is that; most people don't know the value of what they have until they loose it. But a wise man is the one that doesn't wait to loose his blessings before he values it. He cherishes  it: holds it in high esteem, polishes and maintains it because he knows it is worth a whole lot.

Don't take for granted that voice that you have. There are times, when people can create avenues for you to air your voice and speak out for yourself. Don't misuse the opportunity or take it for granted. Figuratively, when you have been blessed with a voice, value that medium. But don't limit yourself to that voice alone. God can raise different people in different areas of your life and at varying times to be a voice for you. Enjoy your voice while you have it, infact maximize it and don't take it for granted. God bless you.

Written by 

Elizabeth Oduwaiye 

Life Skills/Youth Counsellor