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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nDaily Reading:<\/strong> Judges 13:1-14:20<\/strong><\/a>, John 1:29-51<\/strong><\/a>, Psalm 102:1-28<\/strong><\/a>, Proverbs 14:15-16<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cThe simple believes everything,\u00a0but the prudent gives thought to his steps.\u201d Prov. 14:15<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Opposite of discernment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gullible people believe everything they hear. And usually, they only hear what they want to hear. Learning to listen well takes effort, intention, and the ability to discriminate critically. In other words, apply discernment to people\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today\u2019s verse contrasts gullible people and prudent ones. Unsuspecting people believe whatever someone tells them, but discerning people realize you can\u2019t believe everything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, when a salesperson tells me their product\u2019s features, I know he has an ulterior motive. Ultimately, he wants to sell me something and will say anything to get me to buy his stuff. Discernment means I do my research and believe only some of what the salesman says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Selfish people have selfish motives, and everyone battles selfishness. Looking for the motivation behind someone\u2019s words will help you discover the truth and not fall prey to their ploys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking for people\u2019s intentions will help you avoid falling into their trap.<\/p>\n\n\n Lord, forgive us our gullibility.\u00a0 Help us develop discernment and look behind people\u2019s words for the truth.\u00a0 Let us speak words of integrity, not try to manipulate people with our words.\u00a0 Help us honor You with our words in all situations. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One minute read. Daily Reading: Judges 13:1-14:20, John 1:29-51, Psalm 102:1-28, Proverbs 14:15-16 Daily Verse: \u201cThe simple believes everything,\u00a0but the prudent gives thought to his steps.\u201d Prov. 14:15 Opposite of discernment. Gullible people believe everything they hear. And usually, they only hear what they want to hear. Learning to listen well takes effort, intention, and… Continue reading Opposite of Discernment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7831"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7834,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7831\/revisions\/7834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\")
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