Tag Page Discernment

I just learned what the "serpent" in Eden actually was (and it makes so much sense now) 😳

I always wondered why Eve wasn't completely freaked out by a talking garden snake. It never made sense to me. But I was looking into the original Hebrew word used in Genesis 3—Nachash. It doesn't just mean a literal snake. It can be translated as a "shining one." Ancient scholars understood this to be a rebellious, serpentine divine being—a stunningly beautiful, glowing angelic creature. The enemy didn't show up slithering in the dirt; he showed up in dazzling, deceptive glory. No wonder she listened to him. We’ve turned the spiritual war into a children's fairy tale. Recognizing how beautiful and intelligent deception can be makes me realize how desperately I need God's discernment every single day. #Genesis3 #SpiritualWarfare #BibleTruth #Nachash #Discernment

Lucifer wasn't just an angel. He was Heaven's worship leader. 🎶💔

I was reading Ezekiel 28, which many scholars believe is a description of Satan before the fall. It says, "the workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created." He wasn't a warrior angel like Michael. He was literally built with musical instruments inside of him. He was the worship leader of heaven, standing in the very presence of God. His pride came because of his beauty and his music. It makes total sense why the music and entertainment industry today is so spiritually dark and influential. The enemy knows exactly how to use music to corrupt worship. Guard what you listen to! 🎧🛑 #SpiritualWarfare #Ezekiel28 #Lucifer #ChristianTruth #Discernment

Not everything labeled Christian is carrying the Spirit of Christ. Discernment matters in this hour. What doesn’t carry His Spirit isn’t meant to shape His people. #Discernment #TruthOverDeception #TestTheFruit #KingdomMindset #EyesToSee

Truth doesn’t need volume. It needs fruit. Scripture used to control, wound, or manipulate is not being handled with clean hands or a pure heart. This is a call to examine fruit, not platforms. Light exposes. It doesn’t abuse. #TruthOverDeception #Discernment #BiblicalTruth #FruitNotFame #SpiritualAbuse

Listening Without Discernment I wrote this in June 2024. It’s a previous post here on NewsBreak. It got nine views. At the time, I thought the lesson was simple: listen better. Now I know the lesson went further. Listening isn’t just hearing the words. It’s believing them. It’s taking them in, sitting with them, and discerning what they mean for your life, not trying to rewrite them into something more comfortable. Back then, I shared a story about James and JoAnn. James was clear early on. He had been married, divorced, and did not want to marry again. JoAnn, a widow, knew she wanted marriage. Still, they stayed together. Trips. Dates. Companionship. Help around the house. Five years of shared life. James got exactly what he said he wanted. JoAnn waited for what she hoped would change. It didn’t. Time didn’t change it. Love didn’t change it. Effort didn’t change it. And that’s the part I understand more clearly now. When someone tells you who they are or what they want, the work isn’t to negotiate it. The work is to decide whether you can live with it. Not later. Not after time passes. Now. Listening without action is just delayed acceptance. Discernment means asking yourself: If nothing about this changes, can I still choose this? And if the answer is no, honoring that truth early instead of hoping your patience will rewrite reality. I wrote this in June 2024. I hear it differently now. #QuitasVoice #IntentionalLiving #PersonalGrowth #Discernment #LifeReflections #ListeningAndLearning #EmotionalClarity #HealthyBoundaries #ReflectiveWriting #Storytelling