One Affects Many

This is more on the light side today, friends. Or maybe not? You see today, my 6 year old Kara may just have been stubborn one too many times! We were at the doctor's office getting a re-check on her hearing. You remember those wonderful hearing tests don't you? Over-size headphones, a person behind you turning knobs and pushing buttons...all the while you're supposed to be raising your hand as soon as you hear a beep...Yep that's the kind! Well, Kara didn't perform so well at her check-up 8 weeks ago, so this was a second try. And I could tell from the length of the test as well as the look on the nurse's face that it wasn't going well. There were beeps even I could hear-- sitting a few feet away from little head-phoned Kara, and still she did not respond. Now, she did raise her hand 8 or 10 times. But I know that was not nearly how many beeps there were! So in the end, the doctor is referring us to an audiologist. I talked with Kara about the hearing test, trying to determine if she was truly not hearing the beeps, or if she just didn't want to respond. She seemed to admit that there were more beeps than she responded to. "So why didn't you just raise your hand each time?" I asked. "Well, I heard other things too, like the cars outside, the lady's shoe on the floor..." So a six-year old has figured out the idea of semantics...like "raise your hand if and only if, you hear a beep and no other sound!" (Doesn't sound to me like she has any hearing issues if she heard those things with the padded headphones on.) UGH!!! So whether Kara was being stubborn or not, we are all going to have to make a trip to the audiologist to find out how her hearing really is. Thank goodness for the kids' insurance.

I don't think we all realize the implications of our own sin. Perhaps Kara really has a hearing deficiency. But maybe not too. Her potential stubborn will could be costing alot of people time and money...unnecessarily spent. Our sin affects others. Our families, our churches, and ultimately, our own souls. How many times has our own indulgence (time, money, food, fun) cost our loved ones some loss? I know I am guilty. In fact right now, I need to go! There are dishes to be done and dinner to get on the table! Catch me later!