By: Carole L. Haines

  “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. ² But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ³ To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ⁴ When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. ⁵ A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” (John 10:1-5 ESV)

The Good Shepherd’s Voice

By: Carole L. Haines

Trying to earn what is already mine

Looking for peace I just can’t seem to find

It’s not about feelings, it’s all about worth

You knew me before I was even born

You called me by name and Your love set me free

So why is my heart filled with such anxiety?

So I’m fixing my eyes on You, Jesus

Until all that I hear is from You

Fear is the voice of The Stranger

It is I who is now making the choice  

I will come sit at the feet of My Savior

To learn the Rhythm of My Good Shepherd’s Voice

            Time and failure have helped me to see that there are many voices calling out to me, many paths beckoning my wandering feet. I know of only one path that is ever true, only one shepherd whose love never fails, only one voice that I should follow more than any other. I have learned that the last voice we need to censor in our walk with Christ is our own. I honestly don’t know what is best for me or for anyone else. The best any of us as believers can do is to become very, very good at pointing others to Christ. He is the only Good and Perfect Shepherd. He is the Only Voice we should be training our ears to listen to. He is the only voice should follow?