GIFT OF DISCERNMENT
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Imagine walking around being able to recognize the living breath in a person or thing. To be able to see what reigns over an individual at the present time and what hinders them as they walk their journey. The challenges that they endure physically, mentally, and spiritually. Not just the evil spirits that surround them also the mental blocks along with physical adversity that distracts them daily. It is a bitter/ sweat labor to be able to discern spirits for what you see also sees you. Trust that the unseen power knows when you are coming and knows who you are also what your assignment is in the region you are in.
To discern means to basically pay attention, make aware or understand for according to 1 Peter 5:8 it is required to be alert and to be able to spot the adversary even though he has a disguise on. Consider Discerning of Spirits is the senses of nature for like a dog he can smell you way before you get to where he is and a lizard can feel the vibration of trouble trembling beneath his belly giving him time to escape.
Discerning of Spirits is the ability to stand still feeling what is in your mist and to know if it is a friendly or and enemy.
Consider the word perceive is the physical aspect of discern and that both require you to be aware as well as understand what is in your surroundings.
Look at Matthew 22:18
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
We see that to perceive as well as discern is a tool needed so that we wont be tricked by the attacks of the adversary. So we wont experience the sensation that Eve felt when she come to the realization she had been faked out by the ole serpent and we are able to stand like Jesus did in the wilderness against satan. Know this tool is given so we can also recognize our family in the Body of Christ for many talk it but there are few that walk it. It is the tool discerning of spirits that assist us in walking away from the appearance of trouble just like 1 Thessalonians 5:22 suggest.
Consider we could not truly know who labors among us if we could not discern the spirit behind ones actions and we could not successfully judge a spirit by the spirit if we could not identify the spirit before us. The gift of discernment is crucital because without the ability to make choices based off the information given we would not be able to distinguish between the suggestion of the adversary and the instruction of the MOST HIGH.
The gift of discernment allows us to walk among the world but not be of the world for it is written
We will always be provided with roads but discernment is figuring out which road is the right one to take