Drowned Out!

Have you ever felt that your opinion or voice in matters which you think are important, gets drowned out by the bigger voices? Might be on the subject of church, or politics, or what's on TV. The point is we can get to thinking our voice doesn't matter, because no one takes notice because they can't hear you for the other, louder din.


Another way of saying it is 'a voice crying in the wilderness'. This was the biblical description of John the Baptist. A strange person if ever there was one, and sometimes he must have thought his voice was not being heard because the 'big guns' in the established church thought he was 'out of his tree' to use a more modern turn of phrase. What happened? It seemed to take a while, but his voice was eventually heard, and not only that, was recorded in the bible for us to read. Not bad for someone who felt 'drowned out', eh?


Life can be a bit like an orchestra too, lots of instruments, all trying to fit in with the right balance of sounds, to make the final result just right. When done properly, each instrument can be heard when it supposed to be heard, where all the hard work practising that particular phrase or section of music really pays off. When the balance of the orchestra isn't quite right, we lose the whole sense of music that the composer intended. That's where the conductor comes in, making sure each part has its place and in its proper time, so that the whole piece can be enjoyed.


Sorry to be so obvious about this, but we have a conductor in life too, but we have to keep our eyes on Him to make sure we get to enjoy the whole production of our life, and not be drowned out by others who think themselves more important than they actually are!! We ALL have our place, and we will ALL have our time... just keep your eye on the Conductor.