Where Discernment Begins
“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 bestand may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise […]
The tricky decision and the path of discernment
Brain fog. Questions. Thoughts going in circles. Stuck on one issue. What ifs? I was struggling for over a month with a tricky decision about a work issue. It felt like all my “thought energy” was going into this issue. If I chose Option A, would a local South Asian family be offended? Worse, if […]
The Cost of the Almost-Right Way
I remember the first big ministry-related fight my husband and I had. We’d been on the field six months when he came home from a meeting and said, “So we’re joining the church plant team.” In our line of work, this of course sounds like a pretty great thing. And for most it is. Even […]
When In Doubt, Choose Something
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a special process that aided in discernment? I’d like to have a special prayer that I could pray, or maybe a unique combination of Scripture reading mixed with advice from wise friends. I’d also like to throw out fleeces. I’d like to construct random experiences that I ask […]
This Week’s Theme: Discernment
You’ve come down from the mountaintop of your retreat experience, back to the grind of every day life. What now? How do we hear from God as we seek to discern the next step, the next move of obedience? We don’t have all the answers, but we want to chat about it. How do you […]