Right Voices for Right Choices
by Diana Scothorn
We must make the right connections in our lives! If we don’t have the right voices speaking into our lives, we may not make the right choices. The voices that speak in our ears will influence the steps we take.
I’ve learned that the plans and purpose for my life flow through the relationships with which I surround myself! God uses people for the blessings to flow! He will also use people to prepare for the transition.
When God is going to transition us from one season to another…
…people are always involved. God will use people who have already gone through what we are going through to help us find our way! We may be struggling with our marriage, our weight, our children, or even our thoughts, but the right voices speaking in our lives can impact the outcome of what we do. Likewise, the wrong voices speaking into our lives can negatively affect our outcome for our future!
When I was going through the devastation of betrayal in my marriage thirty years ago, I told no one what I was going through. I was fearful, alone, and hopeless! Despite my plan to keep my secret, God still sent someone to speak a right-on-time word when I least expected it but needed it most! That word not only sustained me, but it also prepared me for the future that awaited me. Jesus sent His word through a person!
John 16:13 says, But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what he hears, and He will tell you what is yet to come. People led by the Spirit of God are vessels used by God to guide us.
The right people in our lives can also unlock hidden potential! We have a marketplace ministry in all 50 States, and when we hire people, we let them know first thing, we will stretch them and pull gifts out of them that they didn’t know existed!
People are waiting for someone to recognize their gifts! God places people in our lives to unlock future potential. Proverbs 18:16 says, “A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.”
The devil, on the other hand, will strategically surround us with people who will abort the plans and purposes God has for our lives! John 10:10 says, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” The devil has one mission. Steal your identity, kill your purpose, and destroy your future for eternal life!
We need to have Kingdom connections because Kingdom connections are power relationships. They’re relationships that will influence our lives and make an imprint on our hearts. They will open doors that we cannot open for ourselves!
When we have the wrong people in our lives, they will shut out the right people! The Kingdom-minded people God has placed in our circle will push us further than we can go on our own. When Virgin Mary met Elizabeth for the first time, the baby in Elizabeth’s womb leaped! We need to surround ourselves with people who, when we’re around them, stir us up, and our spirit leaps. We should avoid people who cause us to abort the dreams that God has birthed inside our hearts.
When we realize that God will use everyday people to influence and open doors, we never thought possible; We’ll understand it doesn’t take a big platform to be a vessel for God! It takes hearing the right voice, so we can make the right choice to influence and make a difference in one life at a time!
It’s wisdom to listen to the Voice of Truth because the truth we know will set us free, and guide our lives into victory!
~Diana
Diana Scothorn, published author of “Daily Dose with Diana“, has a heart for helping women succeed, with a focus on a strong, spiritual, mental, and physical core. Diana’s background in the health and fitness world began with one of the most iconic names in fitness, Richard Simmons. Overseeing ladies’ health clubs for 10-plus years allowed Diana to step into a passion for marketplace ministry even before ministering the gospel in business was widely accepted.
She’s been married to her prince charming, Stewart, for going on 12 years, and they enjoy spending time with their 4 kids and 8 grandchildren. Both are ordained ministers of the Gospel, serve on the board of several well-known ministries, and are also co-owners of, The Benefit Link, Inc., a marketplace ministry business, which has been number one in the field for over 25 years and is licensed in all 50 States, serving senior citizens in need of compassion, prayer, and guidance when facing the challenges of the Medicare maze.
Diana’s been featured in Society Magazine’s Successful Business Women of the Year for 2018, 2019, and 2020. As an international speaker, Diana has traveled abroad for over 10 years, along with her husband, to help support missions throughout Europe and South America, focusing on funding the Kingdom and advancing the gospel.
Connect with Diana on Instagram and Facebook, where she has “Diana’s Daily Devotionals,” encouraging and inspiring women to live daily in victory.
