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Jeremiah 17:23“But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.”DOWNWARD: This verse gives the downward spiral that leads to being a b u s e d by your own decisions.1. Obeyed N O T: When you are disobedient, you might think you are cool, but it leads to more.2. Listen ( N O T ): "Neither inclined their ear: - you w i l l i n g l y turn your ears away from sound counsel and preaching. You might think you know more, but it leads to more.3. Neck Stiff: Once this happens, it’s known by all a r o u n d you. You become cold, distance, arrogant, foolish, always angry, bitter, big mouth, argumentative, busy body, but it leads to more.4. Not hear: To listen, means you still consider what’s being said. Now, it says, “that they might not hear”, which means you are at a point that you’ve justified your sins so there is no need to hear but it leads to more.5. Receive (N O T) Instruction: Once numbers o n e through f o u r take over your life, then you will n e v e r see the need for INSTRUCTION, but it leads to more.This is the person in the meme. Proud, but broken as she tries to live a life outside of God’s Will.She has determined she knows more than her parents, teachers, pastor, and the Bible: Zechariah 7:11. “But they r e f u s e d to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and s t o p p e d their ears, that they should not hear.”