Life is?? # 97 A Hardened Heart?
Date: 7/21/2017 7:02:43 AM ( 108 s æ ) ... viewed 0 times
You Have Been Redeemed
The Results of a Hardened Heart
When referring to people with hardened hearts, many of us are quick to categorize them as God-haters or, at the least, people in rebellion to Him. That's an easy mistake to make when, without knowing, you might be dealing with a hardened heart as well.
What is a hardened heart? The dictionary defines it as cold, insensitive, unfeeling, and unyielding. If you must be honest with yourself, you'd agree that there is at least one area in your life where you have hardened your heart towards God. How do you know if this is true? Even the simple fact of being shocked, amazed, or surprised at a miracle of any kind indicates that your heart has been hardened. Relating to the natural more than the supernatural is an indication of a hardened heart!
A hard heart is characterized by an inability to perceive spiritually. And when spiritual things are perceived, a hard heart will keep a person from understanding the few things they can perceive. They might see what the Lord is trying to show them, but they can't get a hold of it in a way that they can apply it to their life.
"And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?" -Mark 8:17-18
In these verses, Jesus gave us symptoms that are descriptive of a hard heart:
Unable to perceive
Unable to understand
Unable to see
Unable to hear
Unable to remember
These are all speaking of inabilities in the spiritual realm. Once we understand them, we can reverse this process and use it to harden our hearts towards the devil instead.
You have the power to determine what your heart accepts or rejects!
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