DISCERN

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To discern is to know, recognize or understand something especially something that is not obvious; To see or hear something but not very clearly.
            I believe that when the creator created us, he created us all with a discerning spirit. But due to sin and non-chalant attitude, we have not been able to notice our ability to discern things.
            Not been able to discern things have affected a lot of people. Note that there is always a feeling we have when some things are about to happen to us. it could be good or bad, there is always a feeling that comes before it. But many people have ignored this feelings, in the process, some have missed out, opportunities have been lost, death has occurred just because of the ignorance of not being able to discern.
            A young man woke up one morning and was feeling very uneasy, he couldn't figure out the cause of this feeling. He thought maybe he woke up on the wrong side of the bed like some people will say. He continued doing his chores preparing to leave his house to visit a friend but something inside of him keeps telling him to stay back but he ignored it. He dressed up and left for his friends place.
            On getting there, he met his friend and his neighbor fighting, he decides to separate them only to get stabbed in the process. He didn't survive the injury. He died. He ignored the feeling and died. If he had stayed at home he would have survived. Many times we only remember we have felt something after the thing has occurred. Though some people don’t get to the point of them but lose opportunities and important thing.
            When you see a sign or something that is not clear; Take your time to find out what it means. Do not rush in decision making. Learn to discern things; you can even discern people by trying to find out what they are made of before getting close to them in order to avoid trouble. Learn to understand situations before making decisions.
            The bible analyses discerning of spirit as a gift of revelation; I believe we all have this gift. Ability to make use of the gifts makes it improve. You can improve this by praying, regularly taking caution and listening. Be calm, focus and pray to God for wisdom and direction. Learn to discern.

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