Quotes about Discernment

We can't look to our feelings to determine truth. We must look to truth to rein in our feelings.

Everything is permissible'—but not everything is beneficial" (1 Corinthians 10:23).

The Devil is powerful, but he's also predictable. We are told in 1 John 2:16 the exact three ways he's going to come after us. "For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father, but from the world.

Yes and No the two most powerful words.

Don't set into motion what needs to remain still.

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it' " (30:21)?

A Best Yes is a wise yes. The Bible reminds us, "Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life" (Prov. 19:20 NLT).

Paul asked over and over and over again for wisdomSo should we. We need to ask for God's wisdom, revelation, and intervening power to be an integral part of our food choices from now on.

Just because I want something, doesn't mean it's God's best for me. Just because I can do something, doesn't mean I should do it...I have the right to do anything, but not everything is constructive.

satisfied by daily doses of truth, otherwise we will be prone to snack on deception.

I'm always asking God for direction, but I'll miss it if I constantly ignore His instruction. (11)

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ. (Phil. 1:9—10, emphasis added)