Your Voice Matters
Using Your Voice and Life to Inspire, Uplift, and Transform Others
Your Voice Matters
There is power in a voice.
A voice can encourage someone who is ready to give up. It can speak hope into a situation that seems hopeless. It can remind someone of their worth when life has convinced them otherwise. Sometimes, one conversation, one word, or one moment of kindness can change the trajectory of another person's life.
Your voice matters.
But our voice is not the only thing that matters. Our walk matters. Our choices matter. Our decisions matter. How we treat people matters. Our faith walk matters.
As women of influence, we must recognize that people are watching more than what we say. They are watching how we live.
When we choose to live with integrity, maintain moral standards, and walk in the fear of God, we become intentional about the lives we lead—not because we believe we are perfect, but because we understand that our lives can point others toward something greater than ourselves.
Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
What if our lives became the light someone needed during a dark season?
What if our integrity caused someone to ask, “What is different about her?”
What if our kindness opened the door to a conversation that ultimately led someone to ask, “What must I do to be saved?”
That is influence.
Influence isn't always about standing on a stage, having a large following, or holding a prestigious title. Sometimes, influence looks like sitting beside someone who is hurting. Sometimes, it looks like listening without judgment. Sometimes, it is checking on someone simply because the Holy Spirit placed them on your heart.
It only takes a moment to show kindness.
It only takes a moment to show empathy.
It only takes a moment to pause and remember that everyone is going through something.
We don't always know what someone is carrying behind their smile. We don't know what happened before they walked into the room. We don't know what battle they are fighting silently.
And in a world where there is already so much division, anger, pain, and uncertainty, our intentionality matters.
Our willingness to be transparent matters.
Our sincerity matters.
Our ability to love people well matters.
We don't have to compromise our convictions to show compassion. We don't have to agree with someone to treat them with dignity. And we don't have to become like the world to make an impact on the world.
We can be women of conviction and women of compassion.
We can speak truth and speak it in love.
We can stand on biblical principles and extend grace.
We can use our voices to uplift instead of tear down, encourage instead of belittle, and build instead of destroy.
Proverbs 18:21 reminds us, “The tongue has the power of life and death.”
Think about that.
Life and death are in the power of our words.
So, what are we choosing to release?
Are our words giving someone courage or crushing their confidence?
Are we building people up or constantly pointing out their shortcomings?
Are we speaking from a place of love, wisdom, and conviction, or are we speaking from anger, jealousy, insecurity, or pride?
Every day, we have an opportunity to make a choice.
I choose life.
I choose words that encourage.
I choose kindness.
I choose compassion.
I choose integrity.
I choose to walk in a way that reflects the God I serve.
And I choose to use what God has given me not simply for my own advancement, but to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
Because your influence is greater than you may realize.
Someone may find courage because you chose to share your story.
Someone may keep going because you took the time to encourage them.
Someone may see Christ differently because of how you treated them.
Someone may believe that healing is possible because they watched you walk through your own journey with faith.
Your voice has the power to change things.
Your voice has the power to transform lives.
Your voice has the power to uplift.
Your voice has the power to encourage.
Your voice has the power to build.
And your life has the power to be a light in the darkness.
So, let's be intentional about the voices we use and the lives we live.
Let's use our platforms, our experiences, our stories, our influence, and our voices to make a difference.
Let's leave people better because they encountered us.
And let's never underestimate the power of one word, one act of kindness, one sincere conversation, or one woman willing to live her life with purpose and conviction.
Your voice matters.
Your walk matters.
Your life matters.
What will you do with the influence God has given you?
Choose life. Speak life. Live as a light.
Keep Looking Up.
Bulinda Wright
Online Life and Purpose Coach | Speaker | Author | Podcast Host | Event Planner
Keep Looking Up with B. Wright-Jones, LLC
