Should You Become an “Expert of Discernment?”

Taking Common Sense to a Higher Level

If not how…what?
If not you…who?
If not now…when?

Discernment is the “the act or process of exhibiting keen insight, prudent judgment and wise decisioning.”

Here we go. The political, partisan, and herd leaders are in full swing. For the next several months, we will be smothered with town halls, debates, interviews, ads, promotions… ad nauseam. The various candidates and promoters will be constantly in our face.

Are we stating the obvious? Maybe so, but look at all the trends and signs. Now, look at the effects/results of our past decisions. It’s hard to believe we are in this position and condition, and even harder to believe we would continue to fall for all of the same things, same lines and same people repeatedly. So, in deference to our general wisdom as a people…it continues to look like we all need help, direction and re-thinking.

We all need discernment.

From a Worldly Perspective:

As you search this subject you may well ask: Is discernment only reserved for spiritual applications? Everyone will have their own opinion about that, but by any other name, what is the substitute. And, where is the actionable example? The key for all of us is to be able to discern good from evil, truth from lies, real from false, authentic from fake, judgment from naivety, on and on.

Summarily, true discernment is much preferred over no or wrong discernment. It’s that simple.

From a Biblical Perspective:

"I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment. Proverbs 8:12

In fact, it proved to be wise to even ask for wisdom:

1KI 3:9 "Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For, who is able to judge this great people of Yours (without discernment)?"

Wisdom, judgment, knowledge…discernment, all are interactive with each other. The opposite would be herd-minded, uninformed, uncalculating, simple-minded, gullible, thoughtless and clueless…to name a few.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could simply order up a healthy dose?

Or, what if we were born with great discernability? But, look at the two in the garden who started it all. They could have used way more discernment because their decision changed the course of the world as we know it.

So, it is a fact that discernment is specifically learned, adopted and taught rather than arbitrarily or passively absorbed.

No matter where you come down on the importance and application of this subject, it will not go away. And, the wisdom and discernment we will need to survive the future will be universal.

As always…you will decide.

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