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Honestly...Sometimes It's Hard for me to Hear from God

Pastor Tony Myles

For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. Remember what it says: "Today when you hear his voice, don't harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled." (Hebrews 3:14-15)

"Honestly..." is a word that we tend to use in one of two ways:

• : to release our  or a conviction.
• : to be proactively   about where we're at with a value, a person, or God Himself.

There will be days when you'll feel God is so, so quiet...

even when . So... what are your options? 

You can demand to hear from God on .

1 Samuel 8:1-9

We tend to live like "what God can give me"  God.

You can assume what you want is what you .

1 Samuel 9:1-3

"Honestly... I'm looking for __________________________" 

You can believe you're not .

1 Samuel 9:20b-21

Sometimes we think God only wants our .

You can see life change as a  or a .

1 Samuel 10:5-7 

Investing "" doesn't negate a need to invest "."

You can hide out in  baggage.

1 Samuel 10:17-24

The problem with baggage is that it makes us feel like we're on a journey when we may just be . 

You can cave into a culture of .

1 Samuel 10:25-27 

Don't be on the giving or receiving end of  jackers. 

You can presume " obedience" is  obedience

1 Samuel 13:5-14 

"It has nothing to do with whether you like God's rules. It's not your Kingdom. If you want to operate by your own rules, then you need to go and create your own world. But as long as you are in God's world, where God has set the rules, you must abide by His rules or you become a rebel against His Kingdom government." - Tony Evans

Obedience isn't a "plug" to our fun but a  to . 

You can step forward with an honest "..."

1 Samuel 14:7-10

God is everywhere. It's up to you to give Him righteous (and not reckless) .

Honestly...

God knows we'll chase after sin or spiritual highs, which is why He comes for us . (John 1:14, Romans 5:8)

For the next 24 hours, actually touch base with Him on . (Isaiah 55:6, Matthew 3:2)

Don't miss this: "When have I experienced ____________________________?"

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