Who Are You Following?

Ephraim means doubly fruitful.
But instead of multiplication, they were crushed.
Not because God failed…
But because they followed someone who wasn’t Him.

🌾 The Seed

“Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to follow man’s command.” — Hosea 5:11

Oppression isn’t always a satanic attack—
sometimes it’s the consequence of who we follow.

📖 The Word

Deuteronomy 28:33 says:

“A people whom you do not know shall eat up the produce of your ground… and you will be oppressed and crushed continually.”

Micah 6:16 says:

“The statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house are observed… Therefore I will give you over to ruin.”

Following man means walking in their curses instead of God’s covenant.

🧠 The Shift

Neuroscience shows that our brains are wired for social conformity—
we imitate others to belong, even when we know it’s wrong.
This is called normative social influence—and it’s powerful.
But God’s Word is designed to renew our minds and break the cycle.

🧠 Source: Asch Conformity Experiments, 1951; Romans 12:2

🛠 The Build

Ask yourself daily:

“Am I hearing from God or just echoing man?”
Then wait.
Listen.
And obey—because fruitfulness only follows the Father’s voice.

🔊 The Speak

“I hear and obey my Father’s voice.
A stranger’s voice I will not follow.
I will not trade my fruitfulness for man’s approval.”

📩 Ready to follow God's voice, not man's?

Join the Garden Club and walk in wisdom, not noise.

Category: Mind
From Daily Seed the podcast: Season 1: Seeds of Redemption, Episode 12 : You asked for it
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