Quotes about Discernment

Leadership is an act of submission to God. To be a leader means listening to all kinds of people and situations. Out of that listening, we are hoping to discern the mind of God as best we can. This is the price of leadership - it's an act of sacrifice. So leadership is part and parcel of the work of submission to God.

Beauty is not democratic; she reveals herself more to the few than to the many.

Baptism separates the tire kickers from the car buyers.

Never miss a chance to shut up.

Son, as long as you live, Satan will use what you see and what you hear against you.

Even Believers can yield to the wrong spirits. Peter once rebuked Jesus, telling Him that He would not suffer.

Amid the thousands of shrill voices screaming for our attention, there is but on Voice we need to hear. The voice of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The point is that we know them by their message and their fruit, not by their gifts (Deuteronomy 13:1-5; Matthew 7:15-23)."[56]

Next it dawned on him that the former ideas were of the world, the latter God-sent; finally, worldly thoughts began to lose their hold, while heavenly ones grew clearer and dearer.

People are going to pull you in all directions. Where you end up is a direct result of how wise your decisions are.

Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding.

How can you tell when the devil is lying? His lips are moving.