July 25, 2013 Discerning Love

Read Philippians 1:9-11 Discerning Love Phil 1:9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. HOW do you decide the best thing to do in any circumstance? We act on assumptions or feelings, assuming “A” is true and then respond with “B”. If you have the right information, your response is generally good. If you are misinformed, your response could be off track. Now what must you have to discern Christ-like decisions in your life? Of course, you must know Jesus. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? But you know it’s not. You know you need a determined effort to know Jesus every day. You know how easy it is to make excuses and excuse yourself from Jesus. I was talking with someone recently who says he has a desire to know God more. But I don’t believe his heart is in it. Why? He says he’s too busy to read the Bible. He’s too busy to pray and too busy to learn from others. I get that way. I’ll bet you sometimes get that way. That’s why you and I need to pray for ourselves and we need to pray for others that we all have a “love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment” until the day we meet Jesus. You know it’s a struggle to gain knowledge of Jesus. You know you need people praying for you. You know it’s time to start. A Moment’s Thought: I pray you know Jesus so you will discern a faithful life.