Do you know what it’s like to get dragged into something messed up or harmful because you were listening to the wrong voices? We all have tons of voices in our lives. Some of the voices you hear might make you feel pressured to be a certain way or do certain things. Some of the voices in your life may make you feel like you don’t measure up or that no one wants you around. Some folks hear a negative siren call every time they walk past a mirror or every time they see that ‘perfect’ friend who has it all together. Some of us never get over the voices of parents we could never seem to please. Do you know how it feels to have a heart and mind filled with both whispers and yells telling you that you’re not enough? Do you know the madness of trying to please everyone in your life so much that you don’t even know who you are or what you want anymore? One time Jesus met a man whose heart and mind were filled with wicked voices. They had pulled him into a life of dark isolation. He was lonely, angry and harming himself. Everyone in his life had given up on him and driven him away. When Jesus met this man, He asked him, “What is your name?” I love that. I think it’s so cool that Jesus still saw a man underneath all that wrong who was worth saving. We’ve all followed the wrong voices from time to time, but no matter what you’ve done, Jesus is searching for the real you behind all your madness. Even if everyone else gives up on you, He never will.
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