Spiritual discernment helps us to remain loyal to God and his people.

Paul told Christians in Philippi:

“This is what I continue praying, that your love may abound yet more and more with accurate knowledge and full discernment; that you may make sure of the more important things, so that you may be flawless and not be stumbling others up to the day of Christ.” (Philippians 1:9, 10)

To reason properly,

we need

“accurate knowledge and full discernment.”

The Greek word here rendered “discernment” denotes “sensitive moral perception.”

When we learn something, we want to perceive its relationship to God and Christ and to meditate on how it magnifies God's personality and provisions.

This enhances our discernment and our appreciation for what God and Jesus Christ have done for us.

If we do not fully understand something,

discernment will help us to realize that we must not cast aside our faith in all the important things we have learned about God, Christ, and the divine purpose.

We will abound with spiritual discernment if we always harmonize our thoughts and actions with God’s Word. (2 Corinthians 13:5)

Doing this in a constructive way helps us to be humble, not opinionated and critical of others.

Discernment will help us to benefit from correction and make sure of the more important things. (Proverbs 3:7)

With a desire to please God,
then,
let us seek to be filled with accurate knowledge of his Word.

This will enable us to discern right from wrong, determine what is truly important, and loyally cling to our precious relationship with God.

All of this is possible if we incline our heart to discernment.