Truth is Truth

We are a stubborn and hard of hearing people. We like to look at the wandering Israelites and say we are nothing like them. I’m not sure I agree.
Recently both my husband and my son heard something that I have said repeatedly and suddenly it clicked. And guess who got the credit: not me. And my 1st thought was to nag and demand they acknowledge that I have been saying that for years. Breathe. Gods peace washed over me. There’s something to this whole pausing before we speak thing. So I didn’t speak, I just let them revel in their new found Truth. And you know, I don’t really care who got the credit, I'm just glad they heard it.
I think sometimes we have to be primed to hear things. Especially things that reach deep inside of us. So moms: be a broken record. Speak words of life and Truth into your kids. Speak them over and over. You be primed that someone else may receive the recognition of saying it. But also know in your heart they wouldn’t have had ears to hear it if you had not been faithful in priming their ears.
Also, don’t feel like you have to reinvent the wheel when they ask the same questions over and over. You can keep the answer the same over and over. Keep the answer simple.
My brother refers to hearing things we already know as conviction. I often think of conviction just in reference to my sin and repenting. But I like the idea of Truth being confirmed and convicted in our hearts. Truth is Truth even when its repeated. The Word of God does not change. Society, times, technology all change and evolve but Truth stays the same. It may look a little different in the nitty gritty and types of conversations we have to have. But Truth is timeless.
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