On Discernment
What does it look like to engage wisely rather than avoid entirely?
Love,
As I was working on the advent puzzle this morning, our youngest started flipping through a book called Start Where You Are, a gift from my sister-in-law last Christmas. It’s a journal for self-exploration, and I’ve really enjoyed reflecting on some of the prompts. The whole book is full of beautiful illustrations and inspiring quotes.
It’s not totally biblically aligned, but there are still pieces of it that have encouraged me and given me something to reflect on. I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. Discernment is so important. We’re called to live in the world, not hide from it, and I think one of the greatest things we can teach ourselves (and more importantly, our children) is how to discern well and hear the Holy Spirit. It’s impossible to avoid every secular thing, but we can learn to navigate it with wisdom.
Anyway, he got to the final page with the author’s other books and wanted to read My Friend Fear. It looks pretty interesting (for a few different reasons), so I watched a video from the author here.
While I was getting some work done this afternoon, I listened to this video on the spirit of fear. I found it really insightful and encouraging, especially during Christmastime.
Yesterday I ordered the supplies for a new project I’m really excited about and hope to finish by Christmas. It’s a surprise for now, but I’ll share it with you as soon as it’s ready!
These past few days I’ve made some really good progress on my Bible app. And I’m looking forward to getting a little help from my brother when he’s here for the holidays, since he has a lot more experience with app development than I do.
I’ve got about four letters I’ve started for you and still need to finish, so...I’m going to go work on those now.
Sending my love your way, wherever you are!
With love, Jeanie
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” — Proverbs 3:5-6