Quotes about Discernment
In order to know whether a human being is young or old, offer it food of different kinds at short intervals. If young, it will eat anything at any hour of the day or night.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Say "no" to the good and say "yes" to the best.
— Zig Ziglar
A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Impatience can cause wise people to do foolish things.
— Janette Oke
God will show you who to partner with when the time comes.
— Janette Oke
if we are walking in the anointing of the watchman, if we are paying attention, the Holy Spirit will make us aware of Satan's schemes and attacks. We will see them and can take action.
— Dutch Sheets
It will be a broad work, with strategies coming from many different sources. I will give one part of a plan to one person, another to others. This will take place simultaneously, and often one ministry or person will not even realize they are a part of a larger scheme. But I will be cutting off Satan's strength from every direction, as through the watchman anointing My people discern from Me.
— Dutch Sheets
You can probably identify your friends' gifts rather quickly
— Edward Welch
Who in your life is one step ahead of you in knowing people? What does that person do?
— Edward Welch
I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God was calling me. On the other, I was following the way of the world. Doing what God wanted made me happy; but I felt bound by the things of this world.
— Teresa of Avila
I'm not a political person that much, but I've got common sense. I know when something's not right.
— Mike Evans
The sweetest feeling you can have in this world is to feel the hand of the Lord upon your shoulder. In my patriarchal blessing as a boy, I was promised that I would have the gift of discernment. I have to acknowledge that such a declaration has been abundantly fulfilled in my life.
— Thomas Monson