Can you hear??

I was passionately moved to tears by a song today. Alright, I'm a "Drama Queen". I admit it. I am very "in touch" with my emotions and I want to make everyone else in touch with them, as well. Anyway, this song ministered to the very core of my being. We are all faced with those "voices". You know them. I'm sure you've heard them. Some of you may be on a first name basis with them. The old faithfuls who remind you of how you've failed, what a disappointment you are, how unattractive you are, etc. At times they sneak up on you when you least expect them. You have had an amazing day and something goes wrong and bang, there they are. "See, I told you so. Why do you even try when you know it will always end up like this." Sometimes they wake up and crawl right out of the bed with you. They watch as you brush your teeth, making snide comments all the while. They get in the car and go to work with you and you say "it". That's right, you chime right in and say "it's gonna be one of those days". Well, thanks to Casting Crowns I heard a different voice this evening. The voice of truth shouted loud in my ears (I had the CD player up really loud) It gave me a different story than the one I am used to on my drive home. It told me to not be afraid. It told me that these things I go through good and bad, mountaintops and valleys, celebrations and trials, overcoming and failures are all for His glory. That's when I realized, once again, that my life is not about me. It's about Him and how I display His character during the trying times and victorious times. It's about what he is doing in me not where I am at the moment. I have to focus, focus, FOCUS on Him. Then I can hear the voice of truth. Can you hear His voice of truth?