'Tis The Season for Discernment - Coweta Community Church - Sunday Service 12/14/25

Описание: 'Tis the Season for Discernment
David Robbins

Not every situation requires the same solution. Discernment helps us (1 Cor. 12) make the right choice. In the process of discerning things, we should first notice things, then check them with critical thinking. We may have some feelings about something, whether good or bad, but discernment can help us make the right decision and thus protect us. For example, we should use discernment with who our children associate with. It helps us prevent problems.

Checking what we feel is not fault-finding. For example, unhealed wounds can cause us to be critical. But discernment does not operate from insecurity. Our identity is in the Lord. We can analyze this by asking a series of questions: Do we have a desire for others to need us? Do I have value based on what others think? Am I comparing myself with others? Am I projecting my own insecurities?

We should pray if we need wisdom. Ask our generous God (James 5:16). He will give us wisdom. Then respond with three motives: Guide, Restore, and Protect. Don’t gossip about others; pray for each other. Get behind them. Discernment may lead to deliverance. But don’t expose them, cover them.