The Right Voices

“Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her as his daughter, came to go in to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai, the king's eunuch who was in charge of the women, advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of all who saw her.” Esther 2:15

Do you find yourself in a situation or circumstance today that you have never been in before and you have absolutely no idea what you should do? If so you might want to take a look at Esther’s amazing and powerful story. Esther found herself in a situation she had probably never imagined and had no preparation for up to that moment. What did she do? She asked advice of one who had experience in such matters, not one of the other women in the same situation she was in, she listened to and heeded his advice and the outcome was that she found favor in the eyes of all who saw her. That includes not only the king but Hegai, her overseer and mentor, as well.

About a year ago I was given a word, ‘listening to the right voices leads to making the right choices.’ Many times those ‘voices’ present themselves on the pages of God’s word, other times they come from godly mentors and exhorters. Esther listened to one who was experienced in what women should and shouldn’t take before the king and thus found favor with the king by following his instructions. I’m so thankful for those who are willing to listen to my concerns and then share what they believe God is showing them for me. Are you listening to the right voices then making the right choices? The other side of that coin is that listening to the wrong voices will inevitably cause us to make the wrong choices.