Quotes About Discernment

You don't see the forest for the trees.

Because I could see the truth. Sometimes it's there in the flaws. And other times it's there in too much perfection.

NEVER LET ANYONE ELSE INTO YOUR GARDEN. WE HOE OUT THE CROPS AND SEED IN WEEDS—ALL THE WHILE TELLING YOU HOW BEAUTIFUL OUR WEEDS ARE, THAT, IN FACT, THEY'RE NOT WEEDS AT ALL, AND YOU'RE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THEM—UNTIL YOU'RE NO LONGER CERTAIN WHAT A WEED EVEN IS.

In the year since the day I got on a plane to fly to Dublin, determined to find my sister's killer and bring him to justice, I've learned that you can discover just as much from what people don't say to you, as what they do. It's not enough to listen to their words. You have to mine their silences for buried ore. It's often only in the lies we refuse to speak that any truth can be heard at all.

It's not enough to listen to their words. You have to mine their silences for buried ore. It's often only in the lies that we refuse to speak that truth can be heard at all.

When you are a kid, it's hard to tell the innocuous secrets from the ones that will kill you if you keep them.

The Must list is short because you are going to say "no" to anything that does not check every box on it.

When we are at our wits' end for an answer, then the Holy Spirit can give us an answer. But how can He give us an answer when we are still well supplied with all sorts of answers of our own?

One must read all writers twice - the good as well as the bad. The one kind will be recognized; the other, unmasked.

Trust your gut but teach it first. Your gut is directing you based on what it knows, so be sure it's well informed about what matters. Experts who swear they make gut decisions often have years of training, and

Prostia, în sens major ?i grav, este r?mânerea necritic? a proiectului propriu

Everyone thinks they have good taste, but most people do not have good taste. In fact, I'd argue that most people have terrible taste. When left to their own devices—literally their own devices—they read crap and they don't know the difference.

My dad always says to listen for the pauses when you want to know if someone's hiding something.

The key to happiness in life is knowing when to keep your mouth shut.

I'd argue that most people have terrible taste. When left to their own devices— literally their own devices—they read crap and they don't know the difference.

You know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, "What is your favorite book?

Apie žmog? galima sužinoti iš jo atsakymo ? užduot? klausim?: kokia tavo m?gstamiausia knyga?

You know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite book?

Avoid the evil, and it will avoid thee.

I trust you to find the good in me, but the bad I must be sure you don't overlook.

A man who is always ready to believe what is told him will never do well.

Christians are to avoid foolish living. Wise living understands the folly of immorality and the value of doing whatever is pleasing to the Lord. The days are so evil, and the need for properly functioning, serving Christians is so great, wise Christians will make good use of their time, taking opportunities for ministry as they come. Knowledge of the moral will of God will give discernment not only between good and evil, but between what is wise and what is foolish.

Godly saints will always tell you that the inward witness of the Spirit is most clearly heard when you are quiet before him in prayer. It is then that his still, small voice can be most clearly heard. It is not then drowned out by the noisiness and busyness of our lives.

Sometimes in order to understand what is right, we have to first recognize what is wrong.