Being a Voice: Will You Speak?

Every generation has its voices; those who dare to speak when silence feels safer, who carry truths that burn too deeply to stay hidden. Their words often disrupt the status quo, yet they breathe life into places longing for something better. They rarely fit in, but they are the ones who prepare the way forward. 

This blog is an invitation: to see that what God has revealed to you matters, to recognize that your voice carries prophetic weight, and to step into the courage of speaking what you cannot unknow.

The Beaten Path

Imagine a pioneer cutting a narrow path through a magnificent forest. At first, it was raw and beautiful, an adventure into the unknown. Full of waterfalls, cliffs, caves, vegetation and animals. But over time, more and more people used this path. 

At one point, someone decided to gravel it in order to allow a more stable way of traveling. Then at another point, someone else decided to pave it, making its way wider and faster. The journey then became less about the adventure and more about the destination. The majority began traveling the paved road and over time it became cracked and full of potholes.

What was once a path of discovery became a dull, broken road. The beauty became hidden along the tree line of the paved path. 

One day, a curious traveler wondered what lay beyond the tree line. The majority was so focused on the destination that they thought it foolish to even think to wander off the paved path. Others warned this curious traveler not to leave the road — “Stay where it’s safe. Don’t go beyond.” But the pull was too strong, and so the curious traveler stepped off the beaten road.

Beyond the trees, the traveler discovered the breathtaking cliffs, waterfalls, caves, vegetation and wildlife. He stumbled upon a hidden oasis, full of flowers and rolling hills. The beauty forever marked him, changing him forever.

When the traveler returned to the beaten road, he came to find that this paved path was no longer satisfying. He couldn’t unsee the forest. He couldn’t pretend the potholes were the way.

In time, the curious traveler began to meet others who also left the beaten path. Together they would gather at the oasis, sharing stories of what they had seen on the journey through the beautiful forest. They would encourage each other to venture to places each had not experienced yet. 

Out of excitement, they invited friends to join them in this adventure of discovering and exploring all the forest had to offer. At first, few would come. But slowly, more followed. But instead of venturing through the forest on paths, gravel trails and paved roads, the travelers would bring them to the edge of the forest and encourage them to go in and explore all it has to offer. Instead of blazing a trail for them to follow, they invited them into an exploration of adventure. 

This is the way of pioneers in this season. They don’t pave new roads for the masses; they invite others into wonder. This keeps the forest adventure raw, real organic, and full of its original beauty. The key is not to pave a path but to invite people on the adventure of wandering through the magnificent woods to the oasis. In this way, a beaten path never gets graveled, and paved, taking away from the beauty of the journey but preserves it and keeps the curiosity and passion to see more and to discover new things. 

Every Generation Needs a Voice

Every generation needs pioneers who will not only step beyond the beaten path but also lift their voice to call others forward. Without them, generations remain stuck on broken roads.

Scripture describes John the Baptist as “the voice of one crying in the wilderness” (John 1:23). That is what it can feel like to cry out alone, without applause, without the support of the crowd. Yet John’s voice from the wilderness prepared the way of the Lord. His voice shifted the direction of mankind.

John knew the impact of the revelation that had been revealed to him. He couldn't keep quiet and allow mankind to be held hostage to the distortion that gripped so many. 

Take into consideration Paul's journey.  Many times he was imprisoned for his message yet he still spoke to guards, impacted communities beyond his physical reach through his letters and to this day those letters continue outlive his chains. And the same is true for John the apostle. A man exiled on Patmos yet in his chains still shared visions that have inspired believers for centuries.

What you’ve seen, you cannot unsee. What you’ve known, you cannot unknow. What you have experienced, you can't ignore. Revelation calls for a voice. The revelation revealed to you calls for your voice.

History testifies to the same. Martin Luther shook the religious world by proclaiming truth in the face of corruption. The majority did not agree with Martin Luther. But revelation revealed to him called for Luther's voice to bring a shift in the earth. Many men have been ridiculed, punished, even killed for speaking what they see. And because of these men who were willing to be a voice, shifted generations to come. What was once controversial in their generation has often become accepted truth in today's world. 

Don’t hold a whole generation hostage because you are unwilling to speak. The earth needs your voice.

The Prophetic Power of a Voice

When God gives a voice, it doesn’t just challenge, it creates. In Ezekiel 37, the prophet was told to speak to dry bones: “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!’” (v.4). As he spoke, breath entered them and they lived.

This is what happens when a voice is spoken from Union with God. A voice awakens life. Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” Your voice has the potential to call the dead places back to life, to awaken slumbering hearts, and to shift atmospheres.

This is why silence is so costly. What you withhold may be the very word that could breathe life into someone else.

The Cost of Being a Voice

To be a voice will often mean feeling like an oddball. You’ll sit in rooms and think, “What am I doing here? Why don't I fit in?”  That sense a dislocation. But think about it, the great men and women of God never fit neatly anywhere.

Consider John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul, Peter and even John the revelator. None of them fit the mold very well because they carried revelation that reshaped them and had the potential to reshape the world.

Your voice brings disruption and attention and is meant to bring alignment and to call creation into its rightful place. 

Jesus Himself was the ultimate disruptive voice. He did not follow religious molds. He chose disciples the system had already disqualified. He ate with sinners and touched the unclean. He said things like, “You have heard it said… but I say to you” (Matthew 5).

He wasn’t calling people into another religion. He was calling them into life: “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). He exposed a corrupt system, rebuked its leaders (Matthew 23), and warned people not to go down with it (Luke 14). By AD 70, that system had collapsed.

Voices like His disrupt. But they also free.

Disruption and Harmony

So how do we bring disruption and still keep unity? By harmonizing with love.

It’s not about dishonoring those still inside the old system. It’s about being there for those coming out; encouraging them, giving them language for their questions, and offering hope for the journey.

We’re witnessing a mass exodus in our day, as people realize the old systems can’t contain the life of God. Doctrines built on fear, especially false end-times narratives, have twisted the Father’s image. People are waking up. And they need voices who will guide them into the freedom of discovery.

Every Voice Is Unique

Your voice will not sound like mine, and mine will not sound like yours and that’s the beauty of the Body of Christ. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 12 that we are many members but one body, each carrying a different function. Some voices are fiery, some gentle. Some are poetic, some are practical.

Don’t compare your sound to another’s. What God has revealed to you carries its own sound, weight and beauty. If you try to copy someone else’s voice, you’ll lose the authenticity of what He placed in you. Speak as you are, from the union you’ve been given.

This is the beauty we are all called to. We all resonate a unique sound like no one else. And when we come together with our unique sounds, and find harmony with each other, it creates a beautiful melody. And that melody brings a disruption and causes attention. It calls creation into alignment with who they are so they can resonate their unique sound. 

A Call to Speak

Every generation needs pioneers. Every generation needs voices who will cry out from the wilderness, who will point to life beyond the beaten path.

Isaiah 61 declared Jesus’ mission: to proclaim good news, heal the broken, free the captives, and announce the favor of God. His first words were about the Kingdom (Mark 1:15)—a Kingdom of life, not religion.

And Isaiah’s call still resounds to us today:

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you” (Isaiah 60:1).

This is your call. To be a voice. To speak what you’ve seen and known. To invite others into the forest of discovery, not pave it into another lifeless road.

And remember, your voice is not just for today. What you release now will ripple beyond your lifetime. Your courage to speak may become the legacy that calls future generations into life.

Will you speak?

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Serge Da Rosa is co-founder of Urban Eden Community, a ministry dedicated to helping people discover their God-given identity and walk in the freedom of the new creation. Alongside his wife, Kristy, Serge facilitates weekly gatherings in Tulsa, Oklahoma that center around authentic connection, growth, and kingdom expression outside the walls of traditional religious systems.

Serge’s passion is to see people awakened to their union with God. Through weekly community gatherings, work in addiction recovery, community events, writing, teaching, and the Kings And Priests Podcast, he speaks into themes of identity, grace, purpose, kingdom and governance with clarity, depth, and hope.

Whether through a conversation, a gathering, or a written word, Serge’s message remains the same: You are in perfect union with God, empowered with God's Kingdom.