Quotes about Discernment

Just as Jesus predicted, what originates in the secret place won't always remain a secret. ... How do we guard -- or maybe it would be more appropriate to say, guard against -- our hearts? How do we monitor what's going on in that secret place that has the potential to go public at any moment?

Lord, help us to see trouble coming long before it gets here. And give us the wisdom to know what to do and the courage to do it.

Your past experience must be a grid through which you evaluate every decision. Chances are, there are places you have no business visiting because of your history—places that would have no impact on the average person, but the average person doesn't share your experience with those environments.

Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Whenever I counsel someone who feels called to be an evangelist, I always urge them to guard their time and not feel like they have to do everything.

Don't assume that all fat people are gluttons. And don't use the word 'fat.' There is a principle here. Learn from logic and experience not to associate things - especially in preaching - that don't necessarily go together.

What people pray for will tell you more than anything else whether they are locked into the vision and priorities of the church.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1) How

Discernment could be likened to distinguishing a light in the distance.

When swords appear, motives are revealed. Do

Spiritual maturity is not knowing what to do with your whole life, but just knowing what to do next.

It is difficult to say what truth is, but sometimes it is so easy to recognize a falsehood.