"Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God." -Hebrews 3:12
How Hardness of heart impacts you-
In Prayer:
Restlessness produces an inability to focus
Self-reliance produces an inability to trust
Hardness obstructs the Holy Spirit's inability to produce fruit.
In Scripture Reading:
Hardness impedes regular reading and over time God's Word is stolen from our minds and hearts.
Reading becomes rote exercise, not allowing the Holy Spirit to work conviction or encouragement.
In Obedience:
Hardness creates a distance from my enjoyment of God.
Hardness opens the door to my own priorities and appetites.
In Worship:
Worship becomes self-centered.
Worship becomes increasingly external activity rather than from the heart.
It becomes an increasingly unsatisfying and empty effort.
In Relationships:
Hardness decreases my desire to spend time with fellow believers.
Hardness increases conflict with other believers as selfish ambitions rise.
Time spent with believers becomes minimal and other relationships take priority.
"Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion." -Hebrews 3:15
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