Why You Can’t Hear God Anymore (And What’s Blocking It) | Pastor Paige Langford

Описание: Ever feel like God went quiet… but life got louder?
This message exposes the “headphones” we wear, how they distort what Jesus is saying, and what it looks like to actually hear again.

In Mark 4, Jesus tells a story that sounds like farming, but it’s really about reception: why the same message can land completely different in different hearts. Some people reject it. Some get excited, then fade. Some get choked out by “other things.” And some finally hear it clearly, deep enough to grow.

You’ll hear a simple framework that cuts through the noise:
slow down, make space, stay close.
Not to “perform better” for God, but to receive what He’s been saying all along.

Reflection questions:

• What “headphones” have been shaping how you hear right now (anxiety, busyness, opinions, distractions)?
• Where has your faith stayed “surface level” because you haven’t slowed down long enough for it to sink in?
• Are you more in “prove it” mode… or “I receive it” mode?
• What’s one thing you could subtract this week to make room for clarity?

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Chapters:

00:07 The headphone challenge (and why this matters)
02:26 When God feels quiet, what’s really happening
03:08 The parable of the sower (read + setup)
06:39 The 4 soils, explained in real life
09:18 Plot twist: this story is first about Jesus
11:23 The crowd’s reactions to Jesus (it gets messy)
13:30 It’s not about what you produce, it’s how you receive
14:10 “Headphones” that distort what Jesus is saying
15:36 Prove it vs Receive it
17:03 The secret of the kingdom (why parables hit different)
19:30 Parables aren’t riddles, they’re revelation
21:47 Windsor Castle: the difference between knowing about and knowing
26:16 Three moves: slow down, make space, stay close
29:38 Not productivity. Reception.
30:31 The plane story: discomfort, shifting, and purpose
34:16 Take the headphones off and go where God leads