The Story: A Conversation I Can’t Forget

A few months ago, I sat across from a friend let’s call her “T.” She was tense, voice low, eyes fixed on the table. “I’m just being obedient,” she whispered. “But every time I speak, the room tightens.”

She wasn’t exaggerating. Her voice carried weight, and she felt it. “I’ve started watering it down,” she admitted. “Just enough to keep the peace.”

I placed a hand over hers and said, “Maybe it’s not that you’re too much. Maybe your voice wasn’t meant to blend  it was meant to break through.

Her eyes lifted. “Break what?”

“Silence. Systems. Structures that thrive when you stay quiet. Your sound shakes what’s dormant, it wasn’t meant to settle. It was meant to shake.”

Her tension softened. She wasn’t shrinking from pride; she was shrinking from pressure. But her roar? Not rebellion. Revelation. And the discomfort? Just proof that her voice was moving what needed to move.

 What Does It Mean to RISE and ROAR?

To RISE is to stand in the space God called you to, even when comfort says sit down.

To ROAR is to release the sound He put in you, even when silence feels safer.

Why Must You Rise?

• Because your gift wasn’t made for the shadows, it’s meant to shape systems.
• Because the mountain, whether media, business, education, or government, needs your voice on it.
• Because private prayer must meet public power.
• Because hiding may feel safe, but it costs you territory.
• Because your fruit feeds more than feelings it fuels nations.
• Because the world doesn’t just need revival in church it needs reform in culture.

 Why Must You Roar?

• Because silence in warfare isn’t wisdom, it’s surrender.
• Because heaven’s shifts start with sound, ask Jericho.
• Because your voice doesn’t just echo, it evicts.
• Because the enemy banks on your silence to keep his grip.
• Because a muzzled mouth can’t move mountains.

The Cost of Staying Silent

•  You’ll normalize bondage and label it “being humble.”
•  You’ll let counterfeit voices write the script you were born to lead.
• You’ll walk in survival when you are called to reign in authority.

What’s Holding You Back?

• Fear of being misunderstood?
• Still nursing wounds from past rejection?
• Tired of carrying weight no one sees?

Let’s get honest, it’s not that your roar disappeared. You’ve just been waiting for permission…

God already gave it.

Firebrand Prayer of the Month

Lord,
Reignite the fire I’ve let flicker. Restore my roar. Break the muzzle, lift the weight. Let this month mark my rising. In clarity, in courage, in unshakable authority. Make me bold in stance and unstoppable in sound. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

 Reflection Questions

1. Where have I been silent to keep the peace?
2. What truth do I need to speak about, even if it’s unpopular?
3. What would rising and roaring look like in my current season?

Wrapping It Up

Firebrand,
This is your rise and roar moment. You’ve survived the pressing. You’ve matured in the middle. Now heaven is calling your sound forward.

The same God who met you in the silence is now commissioning your voice. The world doesn’t need another echo. It needs your roar.
So rise. And let it be known you didn’t survive the crushing just to stay silent.

Firebrand,
Don’t let this month slip by with your mouth muted and your stance unsure.
What God placed in you isn’t background noise , it’s a battle cry.
The roar isn’t optional. It’s your assignment.

So, rise. Roar. Repeat.

Loud. Unapologetic. Unstoppable.

With fire,
Dora Mensah
Founder, Firebrand Global Network
Unmuzzled. Unapologetic. Unstoppable.