The Danger of Hard Hearts: A Warning From Scripture
A hard heart lacks empathy, care, and love. It has no softness toward God or others. Most critically, a hard heart is characterized by unbelief—the root of all sin. Unbelief says, "I know what God has said, but I'm going to do it my way." It's pride and distrust wrapped together, a refusal to believe that God is who He says He is and that His ways are truly good.