You Need Discernment

You Need Discernment
...Those who...have their senses exercised to discern... Hebrews 5:14
The Bible says that those who are spiritually mature 'have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.' Notice, it doesn't say they use their head; it says they exercise their sense of discernment. The word 'exercise' means to train like a bodybuilder developing muscle. To discern correctly, you must: 1) spend time meditating on the Scriptures 2) harmonize what you think God's telling you with what He says in His Word 3) observe and obey the conditions that go with His promises. The Scripture, 'Who by constant use have trained themselves' (NIV), means you must practice, be willing to learn from your mistakes, and grow in this area. When it comes to knowing what's good for you and what's not, your Spirit is like an inner compass; it can guide you correctly when your head doesn't know which way to go. Some things that you have dismissed as a hunch or an intuition were actually God's Spirit trying to convey the answer to you. But you kept rejecting it because it didn't sound 'reasonable.' It takes faith to operate in this realm. You'll never have real discernment as long as you are ruled by reasoning. Reasoning is a product of your head; discernment is a product of your Spirit. Your head doesn't comprehend spiritual things. So when your Spirit brings forth discernment and your head starts arguing about it, you never make progress. '...The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit...' (1 Corinthians 2:14). God says, '...What I have planned, that will I do...' (Isaiah 46:11 NIV). God has a plan for your life. To follow it, you need discernment!