Stone Creek Church
Discernment // Diarao
To see the heart of the matter.
Discernment is the capacity to recognize and respond to the presence and activity of God, both in the ordinary moments of life and in the larger decisions of life.
Proverbs 4:20-23 NIV
2 Chronicles 12:14 NIV
SECURITY
Sense of worth, emotional anchorage, identity.
GUIDANCE
Source of direction, moment by moment decisions.
WISDOM
Perspective on life, make sense of how everything fits together.
POWER
The strength to accomplish something, capacity to overcome.
Whatever is at the center influences us in these four areas.
What happens when something other than God is at the center?
What happens when God is at the center?
We don’t drift in good directions.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. (Matthew 15:19)
Direction, not intention, determines your destination.
Come near to God and he will come near to you… (James 4:8)