"Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?"
Ezekiel 14:3
The idea of stumblingblocks of iniquity is what strikes me today... it seems like the biggest challenges in our lives are exactly that: obstacles that we build ourselves by making poor choices. And idols in our hearts are when we prioritize and value anything else as first priority in our lives besides God. It gets our whole lives off track, and impedes our progress as well.
Although God loves us all, I think the whole thing about not taking questions from people who have blinded themselves makes sense just because when we are in a state like that, we aren't going to be open to God's voice or his answers anyway... it is pointless for God to try to reason with us when we aren't listening.
Today, let's listen to the Spirit, and let's work on removing the self-limiting obstacles from our lives, so that we can hear God's voice, learn from him, and not destroy our own potential by making our own lives impossibly hard.
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