One brief observation....

I always tend to listen extra hard for God to tell me what I want to hear. I'll be tempted to interpret the littlest things to indicate that He's answering me with what I want.

But when He's telling me no, I'll look for any excuse to not believe that what He's actually saying. I'll write it off as nothing if it means that I don't have to hear Him tell me no.

Foolishness. sheesh.