Discernment and Wisdom (The Countdown: 3 Days)

In my last blog, I discussed the idea of a law of love. Now there is one concept that needs to be constantly tied into a law of love. The third root is discernment.

One thing that I have noticed that separates humanity from animals is wisdom and discernment. God has given the gift of wisdom and discernment to all of humanity but it is two leveled. First every human can discern situations. We all have the ability to look at something and try to figure out the best course of action. At the base level of discernment and wisdom, is the idea of problem solving. This is something all of us have the ability to do. But everything changes when we receive the Holy Spirit. Once we have God's Spirit within us, we gain a new perspective on everything. Many times businesses will bring in an outside consultant to view the company because they are not familiar with it and are able to offer wisdom from outside of the current setting. This is exactly what we have access to as Christians. No source of wisdom, no self help book, no website, can offer wisdom from something beyond what exists within the earth. God, through His Spirit, allows us to have a perspective that is beyond anything we can ever experience. This perspective brings a wisdom that is much sought after by the world, we are able to discern situations and bring God's light and wisdom into any situation. But in addition to God's Spirit, we also have His word. A physical representation of His character, that we can carry with us, study, read, and share with others. These are two tools we must learn to use. The church must begin equipping others to utilize discernment in every situation. This allows God to enter into our everyday life and helps us to truly follow after Him and His path for us. We are ignoring one of God's greatest gifts to us if we do not use the discernment of the Spirit. In the same way, we must read and study the Word of God, not only the Bible but also Jesus, in order to know who God is and be able to hear His Spirit. Our discernment will not be rooted without the Word of God and the Word of God will not truly be alive and adaptable without the Spirit and the discernment it brings.