#discern

A spirit of suspicion is not the gift of discernment. ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#r-alan-woods #suspicion #r-alan-woods

The Bible says we need to love our enemies, bless our enemies. It does not say we should assume our enemies' priorities. ↗

— David McGee

#love

So that godly sorrow may be discerned by this train of graces wherewith it is accompanied, that worldly sorrow wants, at least in the truth of them, though it may have some shadows of them. ↗

— Thomas Hooker

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We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment. ↗

— Chanakya

#anxious #deal #discernment #fret #future

One of my challenges was to try to photograph the Great Wall of China. And I did actually take some photos, but it was hard to discern the wall with the naked eye. ↗

— Leroy Chiao

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If we experience any failures or setbacks, we do not forget them because they offend our self-esteem. Instead we reflect on them deeply, trying to figure out what went wrong and discern whether there are any patterns to our mistakes. ↗

— Robert Greene

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All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

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A discerning eye needs only a hint, and understatement leaves the imagination free to build its own elaborations. ↗

— Russell Page

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I will never be able to say what is in my heart because words fail us, because it is in our nature to protect, because there are times when what is public and what is private must be discerned. ↗

— Terry Tempest Williams

#because #discerned #fail #heart #i

The word of wisdom is missing,” he continued. “We need the gift of discernment again in our pulpits. It is not ability to predict that we need, but the anointed eye, the power of spiritual penetration and interpretation, the ability to appraise the religious scene as viewed from God’s position, and to tell us what is actually going on ↗

— A.W. Tozer

#spiritual-leadership #leadership