Why You Don't Feel God Anymore | The Hardened Heart Problem

You used to feel it. Conviction. His presence. Closeness to God. But somewhere along the way,

you stopped feeling anything. You became numb. And here's the scary part—you didn't wake up one

day with a hardened heart. It happened slowly, imperceptibly, through repeated rejection of

conviction and ignored truth.

In this episode, Steve and Chris break down the progression of a hardened heart: conviction

ignored → conscience tainted → heart hardened → spiritual death. They explore why people reject

God's Word (because it exposes who they really are), how the mind and conscience become corrupted,

and what it means to become immune to God's voice.

But here's the hope: a hardened heart doesn't have to stay hard.

Using James 1:23-24 (being a hearer but not a doer), Titus 1:15 (the tainted conscience), and

Psalm 51:10 (David's cry for a clean heart), this episode shows the biblical progression of

spiritual hardness—and the path to restoration. It takes vulnerability, repentance, and a

willingness to let God's Word penetrate your heart again. But it's possible.

Your spiritual life depends on staying tender, responsive, and open to conviction. This is the

episode about the danger you didn't know you were in—and how to escape it.

Key Scriptures: James 1:23-24, Titus 1:15, Psalm 51:10, Hebrews 3:12-15, Romans 2:5,

1 Timothy 4:1-2, Proverbs 28:14, Mark 4:15, Ephesians 4:30, 1 Peter 1:22-23

Topics Covered:

- The Dangers of Hardened Hearts

- How People Become Hard-Hearted

- Signs Your Heart Is Becoming Hardened

- James 1:23-24 & Being a Doer of the Word

- Titus 1:15 & The Tainted Conscience

- Psalm 51:10 & Asking God to Create a Clean Heart

- Spiritual Numbness and Conviction Resistance

- Overcoming a Hardened Heart

- Staying Tender to God's Word

- Repentance and Restoration

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Don't Argue With God's GPS: Why We Won't Follow the Directions

We all have it. God's Word is sitting right there—your spiritual GPS, programmed with every direction you need to reach your destination. But here's the problem: you won't follow it.

You'll trust a device to navigate you across the entire country. You'll follow GPS through traffic, detours, and wrong turns. But when God's Word gives you clear direction about your faith, your relationships, your choices, your future—you argue. You hesitate. You say, "I know a better route."

In this episode, Steve and Chris break down the brutal irony: we trust technology more than we trust God's Word. We know the GPS directions. We just refuse to follow them. Hosea 4:6 exposes why: "My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge." But here's the real issue—it's not that we lack knowledge. It's that we have the knowledge and choose to ignore it.

The path is mapped. The directions are clear. But we keep taking detours, making wrong turns, and wondering why we're lost. We spend more time reading the news than reading God's Word. We know what God's GPS says. We just won't follow the directions.

Key Takeaway: Stop arguing with God's GPS. The directions are there. The path is clear. The only thing stopping you from reaching your destination is your unwillingness to follow what you already know is true.

Scriptures Referenced: Hosea 4:6, Acts 17:11, Proverbs 27:12, Romans 10:17, John 14:6, Psalm 119:105, 2 Timothy 2:15

Topics Covered:

- Why We Know God's Directions but Won't Follow Them

- The Cost of Selective Faith and Conditional Obedience

- God's Word as Your Spiritual GPS

- The Difference Between Knowing and Doing

- Why We Trust Technology More Than Scripture

- Breaking the Cycle of Ignored Directions

- Finding Your Destination by Following God's Path

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Don't Argue With God's GPS

You trust a GPS device to navigate you across the country, but when God's Word gives you clear direction, you argue. You negotiate. You say, "I know a better route."In this episode, Steve and Chris expose that contradiction. They explore the tension between submission and autonomy, between trusting God's Word and trusting yourself—a tension most Christians live in every single day.Here's the brutal truth: you can study God's Word before life studies you, or life will study you hard. The Bible is our GPS. It tells us who's lost and who's saved, where we're headed, and the path to get there. But most of us don't know Scripture well enough to navigate by it.Key Takeaway: Stop arguing with God's directions and start building a life of biblical discipleship. Become a testimony of honor, not a statistic.Scriptures Referenced: Proverbs 27:12, Romans 10:17, John 14:6, Psalm 119:105, 2 Timothy 2:15Topics Covered:- Trusting God's Word Over Personal Instinct- Understanding Biblical Discipleship- Building a Life on God's GPS- Breaking Free from Selective Faith- Why Bible Literacy Matters

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