As humans, we are inherently distracted. Add to that, all of our day-to-day technology and communication — we are simply inundated with pings, pops, notifications and buzzes. It’s amazing that we retain any information at all!
At the end of John 21, Jesus asked Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” Peter replied “yes” and Jesus said, “then feed my lambs.” That interchange went on three separate times. If I was Peter, I would have been super irritated and certainly wouldn’t have taken it as a learning experience. I would have thought, “I heard you the first time, Jesus.” But Jesus, being all knowing, understands that we need to hear things a few times before they really sink in. What a wonderful example for us to learn from.
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When we are trying to make changes in our lives (especially when learning new things), this is worth noting. Say you read your Bible all the way through one time. How well do you think you would retain what you read? What if you read it three times? Seven times? How about listening to a really good podcast or sermon? What if you were to up the times you listened to any of these from one time to three times? Think about how much more the information you listened to would wash over your brain and in turn, you’d be able to apply it.
There are countless times someone will tell me something and I have to ask them to repeat it. Repeating is actually a great thing; it shows emphasis on a given subject or topic. Sure, it’s always easier to do something once and be done with it or hear something one time and move on… The challenge for us is to understand that repeating isn’t a negative thing. Especially when God is the one talking.
When you hear something over and over (from the Lord), ask Him what He is trying to teach you. Look at it as a learning opportunity. When He’s speaking, we need to listen.
Learning on repeat —
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