"Children have no understanding of what is good for them and will sample anything. Their mouths are constantly wide open, eager to taste and to eat anything that looks good to their untrained eyes. It is only with maturity that children learn what is truly good for them and what is not. Only with maturity will children learn that what looks good may not truly be good. Children need to learn to differentiate between what will hurt then and what will make them healthy. Eventually they learn to discriminate; they learn to discern. In the same way, mature Christians have learned to differentiate between what is pleasing to God and what is not, between what is consistent with Scripture and what is not. The Bible places great emphasis on spiritual maturity because, like children, immature believers are prone to sample anything. They are attracted to what looks good to their untrained eyes. Only as they grow in maturity are they able to differentiate between what pleases God and what does not. Because of this there can be no growth without discernment."
-Tim Challies, The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart ...
that I may discern between good and bad:
I Kings 3:9a
2 comments:
Hi Emily! I just recently discovered your blog, and have since then really enjoyed it. Everything is beautiful and it's great to see more pics from Bright Lights. God bless you, sis!
Hi Rachel! And welcome. :) Hope your experience with Bright Lights was a great encouragement to you.
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