I couldn't pass this caption up. I thought it was too funny.
Discernment is the act or process of exhibiting keen insight and good judgement. We need it in all areas of our life. We need to choose who is good in our lives and who are not. Some people are so naive/gullible and desperate for direction in their lives that they will latch on to whatever sounds good. Like TV evangelists that promise to send you a prayer cloth that will make all your troubles go away, if you send them 50 dollars. That cloth is as valuable as the kleenex I blow my nose on. The best things in life are free and that includes prayer.
Scamming people has become a popular crime lately by mail or email. A friend of mine had her email hacked to find out information and then was sent a phony email asking for money. It was sent as if it was from a friend but it turned out to be scammers in Nigeria. Another example is when my aunt received a check in the mail with instructions on how to send them money to get more. Luckily the bank teller thwarted that scheme.
From the 'Grace to you' website..........First Thessalonians 5:21-22 teaches that it is the responsibility of every Christian to be discerning: "But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil." The apostle John issues a similar warning when he says, "Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world" (1 John 4:1).
We watched a dvd series this summer in bible study and paused it several times to contradict what the pastor was saying with scripture. Don't believe everything you hear, use discernment and check it with scripture.
This one will have to be right up there among my favorites. The caption is so funny--yet appropriate as to what you may get if you don't use wise discernment. Again, you said it so well. Loved it! Mom
ReplyDeleteONe of my grandmothers used to fall for scams regularly - the send-in-money-and-you-get-an-anointed-cloth type of thing. Scammers really like to prey on the elderly. As for false teaching, I just heard Adrian Roger's program yesterday and he said that when you are looking for false teachers, never forget to look in the pulpit. I think that's great that you countered the DVD study with Scripture.
ReplyDeleteLove the kittens, great blog, we talked about this caption sometime ago and I thought it was funny, it takes a visionary like you to write a blog on discernment to put it all together. Dad
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bobbie, this is one of my favorites. They just keep getting better and better, Angie. Discernment is not often an easy lesson for those who tend to be trusting of others. It's often learned the hard way. I wish everyone would read this post!
ReplyDeleteThis is EXCELLENT, Angie. I LOVE the picture....so perfect. Not everything is always as it seems, LOL!! Or, just because it is there and you can reach it....does not mean it is worth getting! You know, Cathie is right. As we get older, more and more try to take advantage of our old age and bad judgment. We need to stay ever alert so that we can continue to discern the "good deals" from the "too good to be true" deals. When in doubt, pass. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Or if it is not Biblical, don't believe it. "Let no one deceive you with empty words, for with these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience...therefore, do not be partakers with them." Ephesians 5:6-7. Thanks for another GREAT post on a GREAT topic. Love you, T.
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