335 Quotes About Discernment

Don't build your dreams on the opinions of men but on the promises of God

A leader should accurately discern deceit.

Prayer in Benedictine spirituality is not an interruption of our busy lives nor is it a higher act. Prayer is the filter through which we learn, if we listen hard enough, to see our world aright and anew and without which we live life with souls that are deaf and dumb and blind.

It was the recommendation of John of the Cross (in a manner similar to that of Gamaliel) that one should not pay particular attention to any phenomena or experiences. If an experience were truly and directly of God, he felt, its truth would become evident naturally in one's life. If it were of something "else," it would certainly not be worthy of attention. Therefore, no special attention was necessary.

Don't give the front seat of your life to those whom you should give the back seat. Don't give the back seat to those who deserve the front seat. Be discerning! Be wise!

The author holds up for inspection the fallacy of The Closed-Door Method wherein Christ's followers assume that if a decision is difficult to make it is not His will for us to make it because He would obviously not want us to do anything difficult.

Will You help me hear the song You're singing over all this noise?

One must find rhythms others’ ears don’t hear.

Truth is the compass in life's journey.Use it and you are wise, lose it and you are lost.