Voice of Love

 

When most people see a teenage girl, they think that she can't know real pain; she hasn’t lived long enough to know pain. However, it is not just outside pain: it's the inside pain. It's the hurt they can't see. Those little voices in your head that tell you you're not good enough or not pretty enough… they are the cause of more pain than anyone can realize. Those little voices, if validated, can be deadly. Many hear the voices, but can pretend. Many can fight, it but there is only one way to beat them. That is where our story begins.

 

            She sat in the darkness so no one would see her cry. She cried in the darkness so no one would know her pain. She didn't want anyone to know her pain because they couldn't possibly understand. No one could understand why she hurt so badly. No one could hear the voices in her head, the voices that she fought every day. No one knew what she had to do just to get through every day, or the lies she told herself to feel better, or the smiles she had to force. With every day the voices got louder and meaner. Then one day, she heard another voice much softer than the rest, but the more she listened the louder it got. "I'm here my daughter." it said. The other voices seemed afraid of the new voice. They shrank back and quieted. "I am so glad you are finally hearing me my beloved child." The voice washed over her like a refreshing wave. It warmed her to the core. "My child, I have waited so long for you to hear my voice, and now the time has come. You have been called. I have a plan for your life. You are loved so much more than you could ever know. If you ever feel so unloved again just remember my name, for I have loved you all your life and will love you until the end of your days." It was Him, the Creator, and He loved her. He had a plan for her. Everything the voices had been telling her was a lie. She now had true happiness. She no longer cried in the dark, she was no longer in pain, and the smiles were no longer forced.

 

            She served the One True King for the rest of her life. Because she fought and won, she was able to help others beat the voices. Until the end of her days He was by her side. She never forgot the voices, and they never stayed away, but as long as she remembered that He was there they never stayed for long.