The Art of Discernment:

The Art of Discernment:

Every day we all have to make choices. Some of these choices are straightforward, others complex. Often, we are trying to discern what is right.

The great Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon once wrote, “Discernment is not the difference between right and wrong, it is knowing the difference between right and almost right.”

There is plenty in the world that looks almost right, yet isn't the best. So what should we do? Here are four steps.

First, wait, don’t rush. Discernment takes time.

Second, be prayerful. Ask for the Spirit to lead you.

Third, ask yourself whether self-interest is your motivation.

And lastly, put the choice through the grid of God's Word: what does the Bible have to say about this choice?

This is not bulletproof, but it will help in your discernment.

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My gratitude to Karl Faase.

From Digital Anvil.