The document discusses how broken communion with God through sin is painful, and restoring communion through repentance requires acknowledging guilt, seeking forgiveness, and obeying God. It warns that if God "leaves you alone" due to continual sin and rebellion, destruction will follow. The document provides six steps to recovery: stop sinning, reject whoredom for wisdom, turn to God for relief, acknowledge guilt, cry out for forgiveness, and earnestly obey God. It concludes by asking if the reader has seen God lately or if God has left their life, and invites them to invite God in again.

1. Have You Seen God? Hosea 5:1-13

4. a serious situation God’s ultimate desire is to restore communion. judgment (vv.1, 11) discipline (v.2) punishment (v.9) Broken communion is painful; restoring communion is painful.

6. a solemn warning If God “leaves you alone”, destruction and decay will certainly follow.

7. a sobering picture God is sin-consuming and therefore very dangerous to us. There is only one way of recovery, relief or rescue.

8. six steps of recovery 1. Stop!! Your continual sin does not permit you to come near to God. 2. Reject the spirit of whoredom for a spirit of wisdom and truth. 3. Turn to God for relief and rescue.

9. six steps of recovery 4. Acknowledge your guilt before God. 5. Cry out to Him for forgiveness. 6. Earnestly seek to obey Him.

10. conclusion Life in communion is joyful Life in rebellion is painful

11. conclusion Have you seen God lately? Has God left your life? Will you invite Him in again today?