Gospel Truth with Andrew Wommack Ministries

Episode: Hardness of Heart – Episode 9
Date: October 23, 2025
Host: Andrew Wommack

Episode Overview

In this episode, Andrew Wommack continues his series on the "Hardness of Heart," focusing specifically on how what we consider and dwell on shapes our spiritual sensitivity—or hardness—toward God. Drawing from scriptural examples, especially Abraham and Sarah's unwavering focus on God's promises, Andrew teaches that true transformation and victory over temptation come from controlling what occupies our hearts and minds. He offers practical, sometimes challenging, guidance on fixing our attention entirely on God’s word, ignoring both distractions and worldly negativity.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Defining Hardness of Heart (00:24 – 03:45)

• Andrew recaps the series' main teaching: a hardened heart is not exclusive to “God-haters” or the rebellious but can be identified in anyone shocked by the supernatural or struggling to perceive and remember spiritual truths (referencing Mark 6, Mark 8:17-18).
• Quote:
  "If you have trouble perceiving, understanding spiritual things or remembering spiritual things such as scripture...it's because your heart is hardened." (01:22) — Andrew Wommack

2. What Causes Hardness of Heart? (03:45 – 06:10)

• The heart becomes hardened to the things we neglect and sensitive to what we focus on.
• It’s not just sin—being absorbed in anything outside God’s word can desensitize us to Him.
• Quote:
  "Whatever you consider, your heart becomes sensitive to. Whatever you fail to consider...you become hardened to it. It doesn't dominate you anymore." (02:43)

3. The Profound Example of Abraham (06:10 – 12:20)

• Andrew explores Hebrews 11, particularly verse 15, where Abraham and Sarah's faith is praised for never looking back at their old life.
• The key is being mindful—if Abraham and Sarah had entertained thoughts of their homeland, they'd have been tempted to return (and to sin).
• Quote:
  "You can't be tempted with something that you don't think." (09:40)
• Andrew likens this to digging a mental ‘path’ before traveling it physically or emotionally:
  "You can't go anywhere in your physical body that you haven't already been in your mind." (10:00)

4. Practical Applications: Controlling Your Thoughts (12:20 – 18:00)

• Relates biblical truth to real life: students at Charis Bible College who become homesick or struggle often do so because they dwell on what they've left behind.
• He and his wife Jamie never consider divorce—“it’s just off our radar,” making marital commitment non-negotiable.
• Andrew encourages adopting a similar unwavering mindset in all areas of God's guidance.
• Quote:
  "If you go into it like that...if it's an option, I can guarantee you the devil is going to push you until you have to make a decision. But if you just make that decision before you ever get into it...it makes your life so much easier." (15:45)

5. On Family History and Health—Breaking Negative Patterns (18:00 – 19:35)

• Andrew shares personal medical anecdotes: doctors often focus on negative family history, shaping expectations and, potentially, outcomes.
• Instead, he encourages focusing on God’s promises, not past patterns.
• Quote:
  "Many people...will start showing these negative things, and they start going there in their thoughts. Then they wonder why all of a sudden they’re having some of these physical problems. You can't be tempted with what you don't think." (18:31)

6. Unwavering Commitment to God (19:35 – 23:00)

• Cites his own life decisions: since 1968 he has resolved to unconditionally follow God's direction.
• Describes COVID-19 legal challenges: he refused to comply with government restrictions when they opposed God's instruction.
• Quote:
  "Once you know what God has told you to do, you just do it regardless of what the consequences are." (20:45)
• Shares an anecdote of advising a nurse during COVID:
  "You lost me the moment you said God told you not to do it. If God told you not to do it, just don't do it. Who cares what the results are?" (22:08)
• Highlights the crucial difference: don’t allow possible outcomes to influence obedience to God.

7. The Effect of Modern Distractions & Media (23:00 – 25:14)

• Warns that today’s Christians are more "plugged into the world" and awash in negativity than any previous generation due to technology.
• Reminisces about the slow flow of information during his Vietnam service compared to today’s constant stream.
• Discusses how being inundated with bad news breeds discouragement and hopelessness.
• Quote:
  "It's impossible for you to have a sensitive heart to God and spend five or ten hours a day on your electronic devices drinking in the sewage of the world." (24:13)

8. Final Principle: Focus Determines Sensitivity (25:14 – 26:20)

• Stresses practical steps for spiritual sensitivity:
  • Direct your attention fully on God
  • Deliberately neglect the world's distractions
• Quote:
  "Whatever your heart, whatever you focus on the most, your heart becomes sensitive to it, dominated by it. And whatever you neglect, your heart just starts becoming insensitive to it." (25:24)
• Admits it’s not easy—unplugging from the world's current—but shares encouragement from his own experience:
  "I've missed out on...depression, sickness, disease. I've seen my son and my wife raised from the dead. I've missed a lot, Amen. And I'm glad I did." (26:12)

Memorable Quotes & Timestamps

• "Whatever you consider, your heart becomes sensitive to." (02:43)
• "You can't be tempted with something that you don't think." (09:40)
• "You can't go anywhere in your physical body that you haven't already been in your mind." (10:00)
• "If God tells you to do something, you just salute and say, 'Yes, sir,' and you do it. And that simplifies everything. You don't consider what could happen." (22:40)
• "It's impossible for you to have a sensitive heart to God and spend five or ten hours a day on your electronic devices drinking in the sewage of the world." (24:13)
• "Whatever you focus on, you become sensitive to. Whatever you neglect...you will become insensitive to that." (25:24)

Timestamps for Major Segments

• 00:24 – Introduction to today's teaching: Hardness of Heart recap
• 03:45 – Biblical definition and causes of a hardened heart
• 06:10 – Hebrews 11:15 and the example of Abraham and Sarah
• 09:40 – The principle: "You can't be tempted with what you don't think"
• 12:20 – Practical examples: marriage, Bible College students, family patterns
• 19:35 – Total surrender and personal testimony
• 23:00 – Negative influence of modern media/distractions
• 25:14 – Keys to a sensitive heart and encouragement to unplug
• 26:12 – “Missing out” on the world’s trouble—a blessing

Tone & Style

Andrew Wommack’s tone is conversational, direct, and sometimes blunt, but grounded in pastorally-minded encouragement. He uses personal stories, concrete biblical exposition, and a clear call to decisive, practical obedience.

Closing Takeaways

• Temptation, spiritual insensitivity, and discouragement find a foothold only in areas we "consider" or allow to occupy our minds.
• The heart’s hardness or sensitivity is a predictable result of what we consistently meditate on.
• The prescription: ruthlessly focus on God’s word and promises, actively ignore the distractions and negativity of the world—even those that seem neutral.
• Life is simplified and faith strengthened when there are no alternatives to God’s will on our radar.

For those who haven’t listened, this episode offers both a challenge and a hope-filled blueprint for becoming more spiritually sensitive by taking charge of what you dwell on each day.