335 Quotes About Discernment

Rescue is made possible by someone creating the need to be rescued. And while we are privileged to be involved in the occasional rescue, it seems that we’re far more involved in creating the need for it.

The most judgmental people are often those who complain most about being judged. The ones not complaining will look as though they're the ones doing the judging.

What we should fear the most is fearing what we shouldn’t.

Life is not random, for randomness is simply purpose that we’ve yet to discern.

Speaking a painful truth should be done only in love - like wielding a sword with no hilt - it should pain oneself in direct proportion to the amount of force exerted.

Sometimes we find that responsibly discerning something from a distance is nothing more than cowardice creating an excuse to keep our distance from that which we fear. And when that’s the case, life will shut down our discernment so that we are left with no option but to engage what we would otherwise run from.

Let discernment be your trustee, and mistakes your teacher.

More times than I’m willing to admit I am my own worst enemy, which suggests that more times than I’m willing to admit I should allow God to be my own best friend.

Sometimes you feel as though you've slandered yourself, but the joke's on them.