Discernment
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Bridling the Tongue – Luke 12:3
If you wouldn’t say it to someone’s face, don’t say it!” Good advice, wise and true, and we should take it, thereafter limiting our comments about people to those that we would say…
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Criticism – Proverbs 15:12
Most of us hate criticism. Oh, at times we may be open to the conviction of the Holy Spirit as He shows us some well-entrenched transgression against the Lord. We may receive the…
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Speculation – Acts 15:8
Our heavenly Father alone knows a person’s heart, and He alone is able to discern its thoughts and intents. In His infinite wisdom and mercy, He has not granted us the ability to…
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Rush to Judgment – John 7:24
How often do we become outraged upon hearing a report of some abominable assault on our values only to discover later that the offense was a hoax? How many times do we make…
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Listening – Job 21:2
In our folly and to our shame, "wisdom" sometimes rushes forth from our lips before we have even heard what another has to say. Our intentions may be good, but the result may…
