20/07/2025
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Nobody wakes up in disaster.
It starts when we stop responding to conviction.
When God speaks through a verse…
A mentor…
A warning sign…
And we treat it like background noise.
Until the volume of consequence is
too loud to ignore.
You can attend church and still be spiritually deaf.
You can nod at sermons and scroll past conviction.
You can memorize Scripture and never surrender to it.
God doesn’t want passive listeners ~He wants active responders.
That’s the cost of hearing without obeying:
You build a house on sand and wonder why it doesn’t survive the storm.
God doesn’t shout over your rebellion.
He lets you feel the silence of your own decisions.
And the scariest part?
He respects your freedom so much, He’ll let you crash.
Not to destroy you,
but to wake you up.
The longer you delay obedience, the more expensive it becomes.
Ask Jonah.
Ask Saul.
Ask the exiled Israelites.
God’s voice was clear.
Their pride was louder.
They didn’t need another prophet.
They needed to listen to the first one.
What if the real spiritual warfare isn’t demons attacking you…
But your own stubbornness ignoring God’s direction?
What if the devil’s best strategy is just getting you to delay one simple act of obedience?
Sometimes, the most dangerous lie is:
“I’ll listen later.”
5 signs you’re ignoring God’s voice:
• You justify what used to convict you
• You only pray when you’re in trouble
• You constantly seek signs but ignore Scripture
• You call delayed obedience “wisdom”
• You feel nothing during worship
You haven’t lost your faith—you’ve just silenced it.
The cost of ignoring God’s voice:
1. You lose clarity
2. You repeat old cycles
3. You invite unnecessary pain
4. You delay your calling
5. You trade God’s best for what’s convenient
Every step of disobedience feels small ~until you see the bill.
The longer you ignore God’s voice:
• The heavier the silence
• The deeper the regret
• The louder the consequences
• The harder the return
• The colder your heart becomes
Every “no” to God is a “yes” to deeper pain.
The warning signs were everywhere.
Prophets screamed.
Scriptures echoed.
Covenant history stood as a reminder.
But the kings…
They hardened their hearts.
They mocked the messengers.
They chose politics over truth.
And because of that, the people paid in generations.
(Read 2 Kings 25)
Every exile starts with these 4 decisions by leadership:
1. Refuse to repent
2. Replace truth with trends
3. Reward silence over integrity
4. Rebrand idolatry as innovation
Judah didn’t fall because God failed. It fell because leaders refused to bow.
When God’s voice is silenced, chaos becomes the loudest teacher.
If you think God is silent, check who stopped listening first.