I finished the baby quilt! Philippians 1:10 (Part 2)

I finished the baby quilt!  

Yea!  

I like the scrappy binding, but....I think the dark brown with pink dots may have looked better.....but it's filled with love!  It will soon have it's label and be off to it's baby!  :)

I'm linking up to Moving it Forward Mondays and Monday Makings!

Philippians 1:10 (Part 2)

Scripture:

Observation:

According to Webster’s discernment is:

:  the quality of being able to graps and comprehend what is obscure:  skill in discerning

However, this definition also caught my eye and gave me pause….

dis·cern·ment

noun

1.

the ability to judge well.

"an astonishing lack of discernment"

2.

(in Christian contexts) perception in the absence of judgment with a view to obtaining spiritual direction and understanding.

noun

Therefore, Paul is praying for the Philippians to

1)      be able to grasp and understand what is obscure,

2)      to have perception without judgment

WITH A VIEW TO OBTAIN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION AND UNDERSTANDING.

http://healthyspirituality.org/discernment-quotes-and-resources/

Application:

How many times have you or I wondered

about God’s will for our lives?

about a seemingly incomprehensible verse?

about a painful event in our lives?

about a simple coincidence?

about something someone told us?

That is where discernment comes in:

The ability to grasp and understand what is obscure,

not to judge,

but think and pray about issues and events

seeking God’s direction and understanding.

Then we can discern

what is best,

what is God’s will for our lives,

what that verse means for us today – and why God has placed it on our hearts,

why that painful even occurred in our lives

- and even reach a point of forgiving

understand that the coincidence wasn’t a coincidence at all,

but a God wink

understand why someone told us what they did

and how it’s relevant (or not) to our lives!

As our love abounds more and more in knowledge, insight and discernment in Christ,

our hearts grow in

wisdom,

tenderness,

understanding,

humility,

forgiveness,

compassion,

to be one day

fully accepting of our own sin being covered by the blood of Jesus,

thus making us

pure and blameless on the day of Christ.

It takes all of these and much more I’m sure, to fully accept forgiveness, grace and mercy.  But once we do, we are free!

We are free to

understand with compassion and forgive those who have hurt us.

We are free!

http://healthyspirituality.org/discernment-quotes-and-resources/

Prayer

9 And this is my prayer:

that your love may abound more and more

in knowledge

and depth of insight,

10 so that you may be able to discern

what is best

and may be pure and blameless

for the day of Christ,

Dear Friends, This is my truth.