Prayer Confession Sue Bohlin sueprobe org www probe

Prayer: Confession Sue Bohlin sue@probe. org www. probe. org

Idolatry u Hos 2: 5 -8 "For their mother has played the harlot; She who conceived them has acted shamefully. For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, Who give me my bread and my water, My wool and my flax, my oil and my drink. ‘ "Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her way with thorns, And I will build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths. "She will pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them; And she will seek them, but will not find them. Then she will say, 'I will go back to my first husband, For it was better for me then than now!‘ "For she does not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the new wine and the oil, And lavished on her silver and gold, Which they used for Baal.

Idolatry u Anyone and anything who is more important to us than God is an idol. u Materialism u People u Careers u TV u Our hobbies or leisure time u Self

Self-Sufficiency u Hos 2: 8 "For she does not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the new wine and the oil, And lavished on her silver and gold, Which they used for Baal.

Self-Sufficiency Believing the delusion that all we have and all that we do, we have and do on our own u Invictus u There is NOTHING we possess that God did not give to us u There is NOTHING we can do that God did not enable us to do u There is NO TRUTH we can perceive that God did not reveal to us u

Not Reading the Word u Hos 4: 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

Not Reading the Word u Rejecting knowledge u We always have time for what’s important to us. u The “tyranny of the urgent” u Ask God to give you a hunger for the Word u Spiritual appetite is backwards of physical appetite

Ignoring God u Hos 4: 10 They will eat, but not have enough; They will play the harlot, but not increase, Because they have stopped giving heed to the LORD.

Ignoring God u. A salesman at the door u Experiencing God: “God has a right to interrupt my life. He is Lord. When I accepted Him as Lord, I gave Him the right to help Himself to my life anytime He wants. ” u Quenching the Spirit (1 Thess. 5: 19)

Disobeying u Hos 8: 1 Put the trumpet to your lips! Like an eagle the enemy comes against the house of the LORD, Because they have transgressed My covenant And rebelled against My law.

Disobeying u Romans 13 – Submit to governing authorities u 1 Peter 2 – Show proper respect to everyone u Philippians 2: Do everything without complaining or arguing

Running Ahead of God u Hos 8: 4 They have set up kings, but not by Me; They have appointed princes, but I did not know it. With their silver and gold they have made idols for themselves, That they might be cut off.

Running Ahead of God u Choosing our own agenda u Proverbs 3: 5, 6 – Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths. u Psalm 37: 5 – Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

Rebelling u Hos 11: 7 So My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call them to the One on high, None at all exalts Him. u The essence of sin: self-centeredness that says “I will NOT submit!” u The U-Haul

Pride Is 14: 13 "But you said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. u Is 14: 14 'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. ' u

Pride u Self-assertion is the root of all sin u Wanting to be our own god u Bitterness u Unforgiveness u A Critical Spirit