I suppose, one of the major factors in having proper discernment, is knowing what we allow in our lives and use as the foundation by which we evaluate the world we live in. It is also just as important to know how to listen and evaluate alongside of what you allow in. To this day the single most aggravating comment I have heard from parents is, “I believe in Jesus, I am a Christian. However, I wont push my beliefs on my children. When they get old enough they can research and decide for themselves what they want to believe.” My response is how much do you have to hate your children and want to see them face the wrath of God?!
Discernment begins first and foremost in our own devotion to Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior. That devotion is first realized and grown in the Word of God.
Mark 4:24–25 (NASB95): 24 And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides. 25 “For whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.”
Luke 8:16–18 (NASB95): 16 “Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light. 17 “For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light. 18 “So take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him.”
Psalm 119:9 (NASB95): 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word.
Shane Sands is the founder and president of United In Christ Jesus, a gospel evangelism missions ministry which began in 2010. Shane is husband to Holly, his godly wife of ten years (he defiantly married up). They both live in South Carolina at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, along with their ever idiotic cat, Mister Bojangles. Shane has been blessed to travel to numerous countries and states, along with his wife, to preach the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.