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.
