The Gospel Truth with Andrew Wommack

Episode: Hardness of Heart – Episode 8

Date: October 22, 2025
Host: Andrew Wommack
Podcast: Andrew Wommack Ministries – Gospel Truth

Overview

In this episode, Andrew Wommack continues his in-depth teaching on “Hardness of Heart,” a theme that explores the spiritual insensitivity that keeps believers from experiencing the fullness of God. Andrew explains how a hardened heart is not limited to blatant sin or rebellion but can simply result from allowing natural, everyday things—even good things—to dominate our focus over God. Through the example of Abraham, Andrew illustrates the essential role of maintaining a sensitive heart toward God’s Word and the dangers of letting distractions, entertainment, or even ministry, take precedence over intimacy with God.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. What is a Hardened Heart?

• Definition: Traditionally, people associate a “hardened heart” with outright rebellion, but Andrew reveals it as being “cold, insensitive, unfeeling, unyielding towards God.” (00:32)
• Core Issue: A heart is hardened when it relates more to the natural than the supernatural.
• Scriptural Basis: Mark 6:52 – The disciples were astonished by Jesus walking on water because “they had a hardened heart.”

  “Being hard-hearted is not just being a person who rebels at God, it's a person who relates to the natural more than they do the supernatural.” (00:32)

2. Not Just Sin: The Subtler Causes

• Sin Can Harden the Heart, as in Hebrews 3:12-13—but Andrew emphasizes it's not the only cause.
• Preoccupation: Even activities like ministry, work, hobbies, or family, though not sinful, can preoccupy us and lead to spiritual insensitivity if they dominate our attention.
• Focus:

  “You can become insensitive to God by anything that dominates you. … It's not me going out and living in sin, but sometimes I have gotten so busy ministering to people... that I didn't have any time for God personally. And my heart began to be cold, insensitive, unfeeling and unyielding.” (02:41)

3. The Principle of Consideration (Mark 6:52 and Romans 4:17-19)

• Focus on God’s Works: If the disciples had “considered” (studied, pondered, meditated on) the miracle of the loaves, they wouldn't have been surprised by Jesus walking on water.
• What You Consider, You Become Sensitive To:

  “Whatever you consider, you become sensitive to. Whatever you consider not or fail to consider, you become insensitive to, hardened to.” (06:59)

• Abraham’s Example: Abraham “considered not” his own frailty but focused on God’s promise, making him sensitive to the supernatural.

  “If God had told you you're going to have a child at 100 years old, most of us would go listen to other people. Those words would bring unbelief to us. … In the same way that faith comes by hearing ... unbelief comes by hearing anything that's contrary to the word of God.” (09:38)

• Modern Distractions: If Abraham lived today with all our distractions, “he wouldn’t have had any more results, better results than what you have.” (12:46)

4. Immersion and Meditative Focus

• God’s Instruction to Abraham:
  • Promises likened to stars and sand—constant visual reminders for Abraham to keep his mind on God.
  • “He was meditating in these things day and night.” (14:23)
• Contrast to Modern Life:
  • Modern media and entertainment overload us with negative, destructive messages.
  • Exposure creates insensitivity, even to violence and sin.

    “...the average child by the time they're 18 years old has seen in excess of... thousands of brutal murders ... and we wonder why things are hard.” (16:48)

5. The Role of Choices in Spiritual Sensitivity

• Not Isolation, but Separation:
  • Christians are not called to be monks, but must separate from evil influences and guard their hearts.
  • “God wants us to be retarded, simplistic, a simpleton when it comes to sin.” (18:47)
  • “Evil communication corrupts good manners.” (1 Corinthians 15:33) – Not just words, but all forms of communication, including movies and music. (19:17)

6. Active Deliberation for Spiritual Health

• Everything Demands Deliberate Attention:
  • “You have to deliberately get to where you keep your mind stayed upon God regardless of what you're doing. If you can't keep your mind stayed on, then you don't need to be doing it.” (21:10)
• “The same part of you that worries is the same part of you that meditates.” (21:40)
  • If you can worry all day, you can also meditate on God all day.

7. Preview of Tomorrow’s Teaching

• Radical Lesson Based on Abraham’s Life:

  “If this doesn’t light your fire, your wood is wet. This is powerful stuff.” (22:02)

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On Allowing Life to Harden You:

  “Anytime you're occupied with anything, even if it's not sin, it can make you insensitive towards God.” – Andrew (04:13)

• On Technology and Entertainment:

  “I praise God for the technology we have today... but there's a lot of bad things that have come too.” (16:20)

• On the Simplicity Toward Sin:

  “God wants us to be retarded, simplistic, a simpleton when it comes to sin. And yet the sad fact is most of us have been well versed in sin.” (18:47)

• On the Power of Deliberate Focus:

  “To the degree that I do that, it makes me more sensitive to God. It makes God flow through me with less resistance and I'm seeing greater results.” (22:00)

• On Preparation and God’s Plan:

  “Preparation time is never wasted time. … No matter who you are or what you've done, God still has a plan for you.” (26:56)

Key Timestamps

• 00:32 – Introduction to “Hardness of Heart”: It’s not just about rebellion or sin.
• 02:41 – How non-sinful activities (even ministry) can create spiritual insensitivity.
• 06:59 – The importance of considering and focusing on God’s miracles.
• 09:38 – How hearing the natural creates unbelief, contrasting Abraham’s faith.
• 12:46 – The impact of modern distractions vs. Abraham’s lifestyle.
• 14:23 – God’s promises to Abraham as lifelong focus points.
• 16:48 – Negative media exposure hardens hearts.
• 18:47 – Christians should remain “simple” toward sin.
• 19:17 – “Evil communication corrupts good manners”—all media included.
• 21:10 – Deliberate effort needed to maintain focus on God.
• 22:02 – Teaser for next episode's “radical” insight.

Conclusion

Andrew closes with an encouragement to pursue resources to help overcome hardness of heart and an invitation to prayer, emphasizing that help is available 24/7. His central message: it’s not simply sin, but whatever dominates your attention—especially the natural and mundane—that hardens your heart. The antidote is meditative, continual focus on God’s promises and presence, just as Abraham exemplified.

“Whatever you consider, your heart becomes sensitive to, dominated by. Whatever you fail to consider, your heart becomes insensitive to, hardened towards.” – Andrew (14:50)

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