Discerning Good and Evil
Paul taught the church about the need for the solid food of the word to sustain us and to help us to train our spiritual senses. When our senses are trained and developed, then we have the ability to discern who is of God and those who are operating under the influence of this world. We cannot afford to remain immature in this season and be deceived by the enemy. To be discerning means to demonstrate good judgement in choosing our friends and acquaintances. “So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer” (2 Corinthians 5:16).
Many people in Jesus’s home town could not see past his birth to a carpenter. They missed out on benefitting from his amazing ministry and experiencing many of the miracles that he performed because they could not see past his beginning. How many of us have counted out people because they did not start out in a way that we considered significant? Only God determines the end from the beginning and we need eyes trained to see in the way that God sees. “Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish” (Isaiah 46:10).
The bible even warns us to be careful to entertain strangers for some have entertained angels without knowing it. It is discernment that helps us to determine those people who have been sent to us as destiny helpers. A snobbish attitude can push away people who genuinely want to be of service to you. Don’t just take people at face value, but ask God to reveal why people have come into your life for such a time as this. Some opportunities don’t come packaged in the label that we would expect. It was David’s meeting with Goliath that set him on a path towards destiny.
“The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14).
A.P.-Y.
Published by Anneta Pinto-Young
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession.
Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm.
I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing.
I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.
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