The Lost Gift of Discernment
Discernment used to be common. People could tell when something was off, when a voice sounded wrong, when a path led to harm. Now that sense has almost vanished. The world is loud, fast, and full of distraction. Noise has replaced stillness, emotion has replaced reason, and appearance has replaced truth.
Discernment is not the same as intelligence. It is not about being clever or educated. True discernment comes from a clean heart and a quiet ruah. It comes from the ability to pause and test what you see and hear before accepting it. It comes from the One who gave breath and truth, because without Him there is no light to see by.
The world now calls feelings truth and opinions wisdom. It teaches people to trust their emotions above all else. But emotions are waves. They rise, crash, and disappear. Discernment is the anchor that holds steady when everything else moves.
The reason the world lacks discernment is simple. People no longer make space for silence. They no longer sit with truth long enough to know its voice. They run from thought to thought, screen to screen, believing everything that sounds good or feels right. But truth is not always comfortable. It cuts, corrects, and separates what is real from what only looks real.
To return to discernment, we must slow down. We must seek the Source. Discernment cannot be manufactured. It is given by the Ruah of Yehuwah to those who want truth more than comfort. It begins when we humble ourselves enough to admit we can be wrong, and when we care more about what is right than about being right.
Guard what you let in through your eyes and ears. Test every message. Ask where it came from and who benefits from it. Choose stillness over noise. Read the Word instead of the headlines. Pray for eyes that see what is hidden. That is how discernment is restored, not in the rush of the crowd, but in the quiet with the Maker.
Discernment is the difference between being led and being misled. It is the dividing line between light and shadow. And without it, the world will keep drifting exactly where deception wants it to go.
Discernment is not learned from the world but received from Yehuwah, and those who seek truth above all else will find it.
