Sometimes you can tell what something is by what is isn't.

The Bible says we need to love our enemies, bless our enemies. It does not say we should assume our enemies' priorities.

According to ayurveda, we become what we surround ourselves with. And so it stands to reason that we have to be discerning about what we surround ourselves with." Steve Cope [p. 85]

God never gives us discernment in order that we may criticize, but that we may intercede.

Indeed, the key to all diplomacy was knowing when they were serious about their threats and when they were posturing. Nations were like individuals, requiring cultivation and the paying of respect.

Some people think they have discernment when actually they are just suspicious..

Suspicion comes out of the unrenewed mind; discernment comes out of the renewed spirit.