Discernment

“If you want to be happy, do not pray for discernment.” – A. W. Tozer

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.  If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”   John 15:5-7

it’s not easy seeing things

others do not,

seeing past the surface,

past the smoke screens,

past the phoniness,

past the lies;

seeing the hypocrisy,

the hidden agendas,

the self-seeking motives,

the falseness,

you begin to see people

in a different light,

you begin to see them for

what they really are;

you see it in others,

you see it in yourself;

it is like talking

to dead bones,

being surrounded by

living corpses,

remaining silent,

even though you want

to scream,

knowing it wouldn’t

change anything,

even if you did;

it is not judgment,

it is not condemnation,

it is a deep, quiet

sadness,

an unspeakable burden,

because you know that

you are just as guilty,

just as undeserving,

just as despicable,

just as failed;

you realize just

how opaque

and pervasive evil

really is,

appearing as an angel

of light,

infiltrating into cracks

and shadows,

you understand just how

manipulative and devious

the enemy truly is;

You are the Vine,

we are the branches,

without You we can do nothing,

through You we can do all things.

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