Out of the Mouth of Babes and Donkeys

Numbers 22:22-35

In the past, I didn’t allow many people to speak God’s truth into my life. Unable to accept criticism and godly wisdom, no one could say anything about my actions, attitudes, or decisions. I was in a hurry too much of the time to hear from God either. It wasn’t until my son was born that I changed. One day, my son asked, “Mommy, why are you angry a lot?”

Ouch! What a kick in the gut from a three-year-old.

One servant of God had this problem too. In Numbers 22, a king asked Balaam to curse the Israelites, but God told Balaam ‘No’ because Israel had His blessing. When the king heard Balaam’s answer, he sent another group of leaders to persuade him. God told Balaam to get ready to go, but not to do anything until He spoke again. Balaam didn’t listen and went ahead on his donkey. On the way, his donkey started acting up. Balaam was angry enough to kill the donkey. Then God opened the donkey’s mouth to speak about Balaam’s actions. God, allow Balaam to see the angel that had been blocking the animal’s path and Balaam was ashamed.

God seeks our change with such tenacity. He loves so much that He will use any approach to get truth into our lives. God is powerful enough to use my family, church, husband, an unbeliever, a donkey or even a three year old to speak His truth into my life. God uses even the least of these for His purposes.

Now I listen for God’s voice before I hear it from the mouth of babes because next time, He might prompt my son to speak in public.