New week, new letter! 🥳 Hey everyone hope you’ve all had a great week so far. Today I’ll be introducing a new series titled ‘finding your voice & your place’ and I can’t wait to unpack this further with you in the coming weeks.
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Now let’s get into today’s newsletter!
🎙️For those who prefer listening, here you go!
Where did your voice go?
Do you recognise the signifcance of your voice? Where did your voice go? And if it still exists, is it heard in the capacity that it should? I know, quiet deep questions to start with, but I’m asking you again, where did your voice go? This series is so dear to me because I know what its like for your voice to be silent. This series is dedicated to encouraging you to speak again and remind you that you’re not here to be an echo. You have a voice for a reason and it is time for it to be heard. I hope as you read every newsletter under this series, you are reignited again. 🩷
Sometimes we may not realise that as we get older, our voices that were once amplified have now become silent. The silence could be due to fear, how people may have treated you when you expressed yourself, circumstances could have take place that made you question if you had anything worth saying, or it could even be lies. Slowly all these things could begin to gradually weaken our boldness and the bubbly people we once were may have faded away as we have gotten older. I know how this feels because I’ve been there. There was once a time where I lost my voice and when it was restored, I realised just how important it was.

Why Does Your Voice Matter?
Your voice matters because God has placed His message in you that needs to be heard. You are not just another person, and regardless of how many people around you who seem to be expressing themselves in a similar way to you, this doesn’t discount you from speaking up. There’s a unique way you’ve been created to reach people. From your style, personality, strengths etc, these all contribute to the beautiful masterpiece that is you. Just because you don’t see the signifnance of all these aspects of yourself, doesn’t mean you should water them down or overlook them. You can still choose to water parts of yourself even when you don’t know when and how they will blossom.
We all have burdens that have been laid on our hearts for a reason, and there is a time for those burdens to be acted on. One of the ways this can be, is through us speaking up at the right time. Speaking up could look different for everyone. It could look like:
starting with your inner circle: sharing ideas, words of encouragment etc to those around you when you were previously shy/ withdrawn.
it could be recording voicenotes/journalling on ideas that have been keeping you up at night.
it could be having that important conversation you may have been procrastinating.
it could be writing that book, you’ve been shoving to the side.
creating that podcast.
The key is recognising the significance of what we carry. Whether it’s speaking on a wider scale or to one person within your circle, please don’t downplay the significance of your voice, it’s been created to be heard. We don’t need to wait for platforms or external validation to begin to cultivate what we have within us. Our voices are seeds, that when nurtured appropriately and utilised in the right way, can bear fruit beyond our imagination. Begin to cultivate and choose to cultivate even when nobody is acknowledging that you are. If we only choose to utilise what we carry when we are applauded, it means if those applause seize, so would our actions.
Esther in the Bible, is someone who exemplifies this so well. 📌 Here’s a key scripture:
Esther 4:14 “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
This scripture is so profound because it highlights two things:
Choosing to remain silentwhen we ought to speak up, is not the way forward, it comes at a cost.
Using your voice in a timely manner, could be the door to your next season that you’re unaware of.
But the question is — are you willing to speak? And if not, what is holding you back? Fear? Ridicule? Uncertainty? If this is the case, it’s okay to acknowledge this, but we need to remember that what God has placed within us, is more important than the fear we feel.

God has given you a voice for a reason and His purposes. I think too often we discount the significance of speaking at the right time, but why? Especially if you’re coming from the perspective of obeying God and making the most of what He has placed within you. I know it can be daunting, but the best part is, we’re not speaking alone. Whenever we choose to obey God, we have that assurance that we are backed up by Him and this is where our source of confidence should derive from. It can be daunting, but let’s choose to speak up with God gradually. We all have what makes us feel inadequate. It could be a stutter, word pronunciations etc, but guess what - it’s never been about being perfect or having it all together. It’s more so been about being a willing vessel, and partnering with God, and allowing Him help us in spite of how inadequate we may feel. A beautiful example is found in the scripture below:
Exodus 4:10-12 ‘ Moses said to the Lord…I have never been eloquent, I am slow of speech and tongue.. The Lord said to Him, I will help you speak and teach you what to say.’
God is our gap filler, our inadequancies shouldn’t stop us from obeying. Your little, can be multiplied beyond measure, start with what you have.

As we wrap us today’s newsletter, take some time to ponder on these questions:
What area of your life have you stopped watering due to fear?
What are you running away from that you should circle back to?
As always, I hope this met you where you are! What has been a key-takeaway for you? Share below
And share with someone who might need this
And I’ll see you soon! 🩷
Love,
Rhieme
God bless you, immensely 🤍😊
Thank you for sharing. This touched me dearly, it was just what I needed to hear today. 🫶🏽