I've been reading in Proverbs lately and came across Chapter 11 Verse 22. It says "As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion." WOW! That verse really spoke volumes to me! At first I thought, people could really take offense at that. But then, Jesus didn't care who he offended. If someone chose to be offended, he didn't apologize for speaking Truth. So- my thought went to my value. Am I that woman?! No, I'm not! I've made learning a life long decision and I know I'm smart, talented and beautiful. After all, God made me this way. Why should think any differently about myself than what He thinks? Then I realized I was Loved so much more than I was really realizing! Wow! I'm so overwhelmed with LOVE from my Father in Heaven! Oh, how much He loves us!
OK, I disected this verse for all I was worth, lol. First of all- what does it mean when he says "As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout..."? That would be stupid, pointless and a waste of gold because a pig uses its snout to root around in dirt all day long. So then if I take the second part of it, "so is a fair woman who is without discretion..." that means God was comparing them with putting a gold 'nose ring' in a pig! LOL!! My Father has quite the sense of humor! So what is a "woman who is without discretion"? Here is one definition I found....Hebrews 5:14 says that its the ability to recognize good and evil. "Solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil." Another definition was "calling on the Holy Spirit to lead or give direction in a matter." It enables a person to establish the presence or absence of God or, a worst case, the activity of an evil power disguised as good. Another one .............
It is the heightened ability to read or hear a teaching, to encounter a problem, or to consider a proposed course of action, and then determine whether the source behind the teaching, problem, or action is divine, merely human, or satanic. This will be a much needed gift near the End of the Age....
In its simplest definition, discernment is nothing more than the ability to decide between truth and error, right and wrong. Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth. In other words, the ability to think with discernment is synonymous with an ability to think biblically.
There, that was the last one I found that I could put in here. I'm so intrigued and so thankful that I found this verse and that God loves me!
