What would stop God from hearing your prayers? Is that even possible?

Yes, if we disrespect God by…
1. ________________________________
Pr 1:24-29 Pr 28:9

Who is calling? Who or what is Wisdom a metaphor for?

Wisdom said She called, and you refused. Are there areas of self-examination we are “refusing to look at in our life?”

Does God really “laugh” at our calamity?

How does the fear of the Lord relate to listening to God’s word?

What is turning an ear away mean?

What is turning our ear back mean?

How can we avoid turning the deaf ear to God?

Do we study God’s word for ourselves or just trust others to teach us?

2. ________________________________
Psalm 103:1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

What are the benefits of the LORD?

Does healing all my diseases mean sin and death or actual diseases?

How can we know when our whole being is praising God?

What does “oof that is a hard-hit mean?”

To listen means what in the bible?

3. ________________________________
Jeremiah 9:23 This is what the Lord says:
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom
or the strong boast of their strength
or the rich boast of their riches,
24 but let the one who boasts boast about this:
that they have the understanding to know me,
that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.

Can you list several of the meanings of abomination?

Does it help you to study from God’s perspective?

What are the plans and purposes of God in our lives?

What is a good place to start with God to start on this journey?

Challenge: Return. Pursue Wisdom. Pursue the Word of God. Pursue the Fear of the Lord, Pursue the Lord Jesus Christ

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