One speaks to the heart of another to move that person to a decision ( Isa 40:2 ; Hosea 2:14 ). The father asks the son for his heart ( Prov 23:26 ), by which he means that the son make a conscious decision to follow his instructions.
The reason doctors encourage treatment of strep throat with antibiotics, though, is not to get you well any faster. If there's a difference, it's trivial. The need for antibiotics is in preventing complications, especially rheumatic fever, which, while rare, can be a devastating illness.he reason doctors encourage treatment of strep throat with antibiotics, though, is not to get you well any faster. If there's a difference, it's trivial. The need for antibiotics is in preventing complications, especially rheumatic fever, which, while rare, can be a devastating illness.
But there is no harm in waiting for the results of a throat culture to confirm strep throat before starting antibiotic treatment. In fact, it is better to wait until strep throat has been confirmed so that antibiotics are not used unnecessarily. Overuse of antibiotics can make them ineffective.