Warrior,
Good morning, I hope your day is off to a GREAT start. Today's message "Spiritual Hardening" Hardening is like a callus or like the tough bone fibers that bridge a fracture. Spiritual hardening begins with self-sufficiency, security in one's self, and self-satisfaction. The real danger is that at some point, repeated resistance to God will yield an actual inability to respond, which the Bible describes as a hardened heart . Insensitivity indicates advanced hardening. I encourage you to read the warning signs that I have listed below. We must be careful not to develop habits or behaviors that would lead to Spiritual Hardening. The Word says, Above all else, we are to guard our heart, for it is the wellspring of life, everything we do flows from it. Everyday, I ask God "Yahweh" to guard my heart, my thoughts, my ears, and my words. I want to encourage you to do the same. Have a GREAT day and may you bless many along the way.
Disobeying - Willful disobedience leads to a harden heart "Pharaoh"
Having wealth and prosperity - Taking God's blessings for granted can cause us to feel as if they were owned to us.
Rebelling and being discontented - Suffering or discomfort can create an attitude that blames God.
Rejecting a deserved rebuke - Rejecting God's gift makes our neck stiff and our heart hard.
Failing to respond - Listening to God with no intention of obeying produces and inability to obey.
“Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.”