Discernment

Discernment

Is there right and wrong? That’s one question. What is right and what is wrong? That’s another. Answering these questions requires discernment.

Again, for most people, the big-ticket issues like murder and abuse are easy to decide upon. But you won’t typically encounter these issues in your daily life. You will encounter smaller challenges, like cheating on your diet or gossip. Why are the smaller areas important? Because small compromises can collect like coins in a jar, adding up over time.

Hopefully you’re starting to get a sense of who you are, why you’re here, and that you need to grow up again and learn new solutions to what’s not working. Wisdom will be your safeguard to pursuing such a life, but it will require recognizing that some of the areas we call gray are very often black and white to those with better glasses.

Seek guidance. Commit to pursuing what is right. And improve your vision to discern what it is.

Solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. —Hebrews 5:14