Quotes about Insight

Wisdom makes decisions today that will still be good for tomorrow.

Only when we seek to apply His revelations to our situations will we experience transformation.

I often pray this prayer: I need wisdom to make wise choices. I need insight to remember the words I've read in scripture. I need power beyond what I can find on my own.

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ. (Phil. 1:9—10, emphasis added)

As we wisely gain knowledge through the everyday stuff, and grapple with the development of our discernment through everyday stuff, we'll use what we have to our advantage in making better decisions. (41)

His name is fool and folly goes with him everywhere he goes" (1 Samuel 25:25, paraphrased).

Enlightened literally means "to shed light upon.

Some things have to be believed to be seen.

Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.

And who understands? Not me, because if I did I would forgive it all.

Simone Weil was absolutely right- beauty and affliction are the only two things that can pierce our hearts. Because this is so true, we must have a measure of beauty in our lives proportionate to our affliction. No more. Much more. Is this not God's prescription for us? Just take a look around.

That is exactly what we need. Eyes to see. Isn't that what Jesus offered us—clarity? Recovery of sight for the blind (Luke 4:18)? We need clarity and we need it badly. A simple prayer rises from my heart: Jesus, take away the fog and the clouds and the veil, and help me to see... give me eyes to really see.