God can choose to refrain from communicating to people for various reasons

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God can communicate to people in many ways.

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A) God can choose to refrain from communicating to people for various reasons. For example:

- 1) Because people did not obey previous communications.

- 2) Because of people's current sin.

B) It is important to note that, even if this may happen:

- 1) God can send other people to communicate something for Him.

- 2) God would not have to communicate before every single action someone is to undertake, so that someone can undertake by themselves coming back into alignement with God. 

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A) God can choose to refrain from communicating:

1) Because people did not obey previous communications:

GOD MAY NOT COMMUNICATE TEMPORARILY to people because of PREVIOUS COMMUNICATIONS NOT OBEYED. 

For example: after Saul DISOBEYED PREVIOUS WORDS of the LORD, it is written that "When Saul inquired of the LORD, THE LORD DID NOT ANSWER HIM, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets" (1 Samuel 28:6).

Another example: after God expressed displeasure with THE FAILURE OF ELI TO RESPOND TO HIS WARNINGS, it is written: "THE WORD OF THE LORD WAS RARE IN THOSE DAYS, there was no distinct vision" (1 Samuel 3:1).

Another example: it is written about Amos the prophet that "Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, ‘AMOS has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. THE LAND IS NOT ABLE TO BEAR ALL HIS WORDS.’" (Amos 7:12). And so as a consequence: "the days are coming, a statement of the Lord YHWH, that I WILL SEND a famine into the land, not a famine for bread, and not a thirst for water, but rather A FAMINE OF HEARING THE WORDS OF YHWH. And they shall stagger from sea to sea, and from the north even to east; THEY SHALL ROAM ABOUT TO SEEK THE WORD OF YHWH, AND THEY SHALL NOT FIND IT" (Amos 8:11-12).

The goal is to come back on the last time God spoke, and see what was said, and focus on aligning oneself with that and ask for forgiveness concerning that. 

2) The Lord may not hear the person because of their current sin:

It is written: "IF I REGARD INIQUITY IN MY HEART, THE LORD WILL NOT HEAR ME" (Psalm 66:18).

It is written: "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; YOUR SINS HAVE HIDDEN HIS FACE FROM YOU SO THAT HE WILL NOT HEAR" (Isaiah 59:2).

It is written: "HUSBANDS likewise, living-with (them) according-to knowledge, RENDERING HONOR (TO) THE FEMININE (ONE) as (to the) weaker vessel, as indeed (to your) fellow-heirs (of the) grace (of) life, SO THAT YOUR PRAYERS (MAY) NOT BE-HINDERED" (1 Peter 3:7).

It is written: "(the) eyes (of the) Lord (are) upon (the) righteous, and HIS EARS (ARE OPEN) TO THEIR PRAYER. But (THE) FACE (OF THE) LORD (IS) AGAINST (ONES) DOING EVIL (THINGS)" (1 Peter 3:12).

Turning away from the sin will make God able to hear the person. 

B) Even if God may choose to refrain from communicating...

1) God can send other people to communicate something for Him:

God can send other people to communicate something for Him.

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God can communicate to people in many ways:
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Even if God may choose to refrain from communicating DIRECTLY with a particular person, God can still communicate INDIRECTLY with that person by sending other people to communicate something on His behalf. 

2) God would not have to communicate before every single action someone is to undertake:

There is evidence to suggest that God would not have to communicate with a believer before every single action that a believer is to undertake.

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This is important because one can undertake a process of coming back to God, turning from sin, and considering obeying past words without God having to communicate that to them. 

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