spiritual discernment

“The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. ‘For who has understood the mind of the...

Ephesians 1:15-18 ESV “For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom...

Psalms 143:9-10 ESV “Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord! I have fled to you for refuge. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!” For those of us who are followers of Jesus Christ, who are our enemies? They aren’t just people who...

1 Corinthians 2:1-5 ESV “And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my...

I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Outward Appearances Can Be Deceiving I Samuel 16:7 ESV “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have...

Matthew 6:19-21 ESV “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is...

Hello all! After years of struggling with this I have finally realized that what I thought all of these years was a curse is actually a gift. It got so intense a few months back that it is what pushed me closer to the Lord. I have finally begun to embrace this gift and I thank God for blessing...

1 John 4:1-3 ESV “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. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every...

This may sound familiar, person x is told by God to do a thing, they are not sure. But Over time get dreams, and visions, and their conscience keeps being pricked at, then one day they meet someone who just so happens to have done that thing after being told to by God, and so they do the thing...

I am feeling led of the Lord today to share with you here what the Lord taught me today from his word. This is not based in a dream, but it is about having dreams and visions and how the Lord uses them in our lives to speak his truths to our hearts. I hope this encourages you. 1 Corinthians...

Hi everyone, I'll try to be as concise as possible here. I consider myself to be persuaded by logic, evidence, research, etc. I am born-again, saved around 6 months ago despite my walk seeking God spanning several years prior. (Since being saved I know study a Ba of Theology at uni). Since...