Comments on: Good – Better – Best – Discernment Tools https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/ Nurturing a vibrant healthy spirituality Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:13:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/#comment-8920 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:13:43 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7184#comment-8920 In reply to Elizabeth Herbert Cottrell.

Thanks and thanks for testing out the new commenting plug. I sure do appreciate you!

]]> By: Elizabeth Herbert Cottrell https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/#comment-8913 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 20:57:58 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7184#comment-8913 What an important and thought-provoking post, Jean. If I had to guess what the most constant and consistent prayer sprinkled throughout my journals over the years, I’d bet it is something like “Please guide me, Lord,” “Please help me discern, Lord,” etc. etc. I’ve even been known to ask for burning, talking bushes, knowing full well if I got one, I’d dismiss it as being my imagination. Oh how annoying I must be to God sometimes!

I love your suggestions here and plan to re-read and implement some of them into my own discernment process.

By the way, I’m also testing your new Comments plugin. 🙂

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/#comment-8890 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:52:53 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7184#comment-8890 In reply to Martha Jane Orlando.

I know it has helped me – not this tool on its own but adding it to many ways God leads us in discernment, Thankful for you always commenting and supporting and encouraging me, Thank you!!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/#comment-8889 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:51:09 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7184#comment-8889 In reply to Nancy Ruegg.

great ideas for discernment, Nancy. That sense of peace and joy – fruit of the spirit – help to guide me too.

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/#comment-8888 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:50:19 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7184#comment-8888 In reply to Dolly.

God was so present, Dolly. I have several moments of sacred dancing with our Lord. What a gift!

]]> By: Jean Wise https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/#comment-8887 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:49:29 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7184#comment-8887 In reply to Pat F.

Love your analogy of baking to find the best decision,. That is perfect!!

]]> By: Pat F https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/#comment-8885 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 02:36:29 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7184#comment-8885 I like the good ..better…best…scenario…basic and concrete…i also agree that gut feelin is the Holy Spirit….if seekin only Gods will…..waiting is also a part of discernment…giving the mixed ingredients a chance to bake the alloted time it takes to solidify …

]]> By: Dolly https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/#comment-8884 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 23:11:30 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7184#comment-8884 Jean,

Thanks for sharing your story and how God spoke to you as you quieted yourself. So gracious of God. Blessings to you, my friend.

]]> By: Nancy Ruegg https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/#comment-8883 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:14:08 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7184#comment-8883 I most often seek the wisdom of mature Christians I respect and ask them to pray through the possibilities with me. Sometimes I’ve made a list of pros and cons for a decision, asking God to help me think through the possibilities. Then I’ve weighted each factor: highly important, somewhat important, or less important. I pray my way through that too. Last I add up the scores to see which column “wins”–the pros or the cons. But I think you’re right, Jean: we often experience a feeling in our gut (another name for spirt?!) for the choice God would have us make. And if we’ve made a godly choice, a sense of peace does accompany the choice–peace that surpasses understanding,

]]> By: Martha Jane Orlando https://healthyspirituality.org/good-better-best-discernment-tools/#comment-8882 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:44:04 +0000 https://healthyspirituality.org/?p=7184#comment-8882 What a great technique to use when we are faced with decisions, Jean – good, better, best! I will definitely use this template the next time I’m faced with what I consider a major choice. Thanks for sharing this wisdom with all of us today!
Blessings!

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