#discernment>judgement

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Hold Your Peace

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, But a man of understanding holds his shalom. — Proverbs 11:12 | Hebrew Names Version (HNV) The Hebrew Names Version Bible is in the public domain Cross References: Proverbs 12:23; Proverbs 15:28; proverbs 17:28; Proverbs 18:2; Proverbs 18:13; Proverbs 29:11; Ecclesiastes 10:12; Matthew 5:22; Ephesians 4:29; James 3:5-6

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Notes: It is foolish to deride one’s neighbor. This comes from the Hebrew term buwz, which implies contempt or a sneering form of spite. Snide, derogatory attitudes towards other people cause friction and hard feelings. If a man has good judgment, he will remain silent instead of deriding his neighbor.

[crazycatsiren]

A bit of a follow up on what @creature-wizard said about the vibes bits: vibes can just be flat out wrong.

There are people who are simply great at acting, pretending, dissembling, disguising. Some people are really good at hiding their true natures and personalities. And more often than not, you don't get a glimpse of the side of a person's real self until you actually get to know them. Like, I'm autistic, and I'm very good at masking, especially when in the presence of strangers. "You can't judge a book by its cover" came from somewhere.

The vibes you're getting from someone, might just be the vibes that they want you to/are letting you get.

[girl4music]

Precisely why I choose TV art/entertainment that I can learn from instead of be entertained or pleasured by.

The psychological and emotional capacity to feel uncomfortable and instead of turn away in ignorance and actually ACKNOWLEDGE and ASSESS why that is is a very important one. Let it rock and shake you down.

If it hits the ego hard - that’s a very good thing because now you can go into yourself and figure out why that is.

It’s like looking into a mirror - or even more so - an abyss. Something either stares back at you or nothing.

At that moment you consult your thoughts and emotions and instead of run and hide - confront.

Stare right back and stare down. Notice who you are.

If who you are is something you don’t like - here is the moment to make changes so that you can and will.

You’ll be amazed by how much that determines your behaviour towards many others as well as yourself.

The reason why people are uncomfortable when they see something they don’t like or don’t agree with has nothing to do with it. It has everything to do with them and an ancestry’s worth of psychological conditioning.

We don’t confront the reflection or black hole we see because it’s painful. But if we do - we become better. Not necessarily stronger, smarter or more successful.

Just more aware. More knowledgeable. More in control of who we are and how we navigate. Things are clearer.

Most people choose to engage in TV art/entertainment to escape from the pain of their reality. I don’t. I choose to engage in it to learn more about myself and others. So I choose to watch the hard to swallow stuff instead. If we are to live in a reality just as hard if not more, then we must train ourselves to engage in the fictional ones.

Because yeah, it is silly. It is just a mental playground.

But when it’s not… how do we deal? How do we react?

“Ignorance is bliss.” they say. Not if you’re uneducated.

[demonbarberofbeepbeep]

sometimes i hear people say "if you you are criticizing [whatever actor] in [whatever role] then i'd like to see you try to do it better"

to which i say, no. no you would not like to see that. trust me

[edettethegreat]

classes really do be forcing you to download stuff like this

[annedennish]

"Discernment Is A Gift"

“Discernment” is a gift, not a crime.  It’s not always easy to say “no” to someone you love or to call out behavior that hurts, but discernment isn’t judgement. It’s wisdom shaped by experience, boundaries and care for one’s own peace. If someone hides things from you, excludes you or treats you like an afterthought, that’s NOT YOUR FAULT for noticing it. It’s their fault for denying…

[malkahpariyz]

I have something special to share today…

Today’s word is about being rooted in REAL, TRUE LOVE… and how being rooted in love is the only way you will ever truly interpret the Bible properly. I think I’m going to do these voice recordings more often. Take a listen and tell me what you got from it 💕

I hope you all enjoy and have a wonderful wonder-filled day today and spend some quiet time with God today too.

[dornish-queen]

Sharing this video from a place of love. If this resonates with you, great. If not, that's okay too. No judgement.

[justsayyesmiss]

[lightman2120]

There is nothing more demonic. Come fast, Lord Jesus

[exploresmallworlds]

Judge of Character

Daily writing promptAre you a good judge of character?View all responses I have gone back and forth on this, unfortunately I am more judgmental now. I don’t think that I have always been a good judge of character. I wrote a piece about a friend https://exploresmallworlds.wordpress.com/2024/12/04/writing-prompt-dictionary-word-augury/ who made some bad decisions and I stayed friends through a…

[learning2walkdaily]

September 22nd- we see myriad signs of the world turning its back on the Lord

Matthew 24: 9“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10“At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. 11“Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many. We are not yet at the end of the age, but there are signs worldwide that people of faith are under attack. From brutal…

[liberty1776]

An Exhortation To The Church To Exercise Discernment - 7/21/24 By Allan ...

[captainadwen]

Damian Wayne vs the World

Sixteen year old Damian Wayne is on the hunt for a younger sibling. Being more discerning than Bruce 'child collector' Wayne, Damian's firm criteria for Batman's latest adoption problem includes but is not limited to: black haired, blue-eyed, tolerable humor, not evil, and most importantly - younger than Damian.

Lucky for him, fourteen year old newbie vigilante Danny Fenton is the perfect fit. Now, to fulfill his end of their deal, Damian must defeat the evil government organization hunting Danny in order to gain a baby brother.

Or, @livinghalfway your post made my brain go !! but in such a different way I figured it was better to make a separate post, hope you don't mind/enjoy still

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Damian Wayne re-entered Tim Drake's life like a gnat revealing itself in a closed bedroom space. Tim was in t-shirt and a boxers, maneuvering ramen into his mouth with one hand and scribbling out an epiphany on a murder case with another, when Damian's demonic dulcet voice echoed down from the ceiling. "Drake," said Damian, judgemental, "You live like this?"

Tim nearly choked on his ramen, because the day Damian doesn't attempt to murder him - however doubtfully accidental this incident might be - is the day Darkseid decides to be friends with the Justice League. "Fucking knock," Tim coughed out. "And get out. No one invited you in."

"Put better traps if you don't want me here," said Damian, dropping from the ceiling where he'd crawled in on wall-clamps.

"This is my apartment," said Tim. "It's called courtesy."

Damian sniffed. He padded around to Tim's desk and frowns at his cases, then said, with no further lead up, "I need your assistance."

"No," said Tim.

"You did not even listen to my request."

"Don't need to," said Tim. "Answer's still no. Door is that way. Bye."

"Father says mutually assisting each other is beneficial," said Damian.

"Father," said Tim sarcastically, "blamed me for you exploding a glitter bomb in the batcave two weeks ago."

"That is your fault for not being able to provide evidence to the contrary in an appropriately efficient manner," said Damian. He squinted down at Tim. "And he apologized. Eventually."

"I would not have glittered the batcomputer," said Tim. "Do you know how much of a pain in the ass it is to backup those servers? No, because you don't like tech work, you just profit off it."

"Blaming me for Father's mistake," said Damian, "Most mature of you. But we must put our differences aside. I have selected a new family member and I need you to dismantle a government organization."

That drew Tim up short. He blinked down at his ramen as though it might explain Damian's words to him, but the ramen remained disappointingly uninformative. "Repeat that," said Tim, gesturing with his chopsticks. "Slower, and with more detail."

Damian pulled out his phone and sent him an email. Silence surrounded them in the brief moment it took Tim to set aside his chopsticks and open the email. The subject line was titled 'New Baby Brother', which birthed all sorts of horrifying nightmares of Damian Part 2: Demon Child Boogaloo. The teen in the inserted picture, however, was reassuringly not in possession of Damian's bone structure.

He did have black hair and blue eyes. "Who am I looking at?" asked Tim.

"Daniel Fenton," said Damian. "He is fourteen years old, enjoys puns, and has recently awakened 'ghost powers' that allow him to transform into the vigilante Phantom to fight other ghosts."

"Is he also an orphan with a tragic backstory?"

"No," said Damian, and Tim relaxed. "But that will not be an issue. We can share custody if they cannot be removed from the picture."

"Jesus H, kid."

"I am joking, of course," said Damian blandly. "Murder is wrong."

"Ha ha," said Tim. "If he has parents already he's not joining our menagerie."

"He will," said Damian, with a smug upwards tilt of his lips. "He and I have a deal."

"So you're coercing him in addition to stalking him. Anything else you want to share with the class?"

Damian considered this query with a serious frown, which was how Tim knew this was not a flight of fancy or a very early midlife crisis (although with their lifestyle and Damian already having died before...).

"He has," said Damian after a moment, "a rogue that calls himself 'The Master of all Technology' and is a technopath." This was clearly meant to be of interest to Tim, and not to be a stereotype, but it kind of was.

"Great." Tim turned his attention back to the email the demon child sent him. He scanned through it quickly. There was apparently a secret and evil government organization dedicated to the investigation and extermination of 'ghosts' and other paranormal creatures in the world. Their latest efforts were focused on the town of Amity Park, Illinois, which was 'infested with ectoplasmic pests'. Their words, not Damian's. (It was specified in the email.)

"Okay," Tim drummed his fingers against his desk. "Before I help you defeat this secret evil government organization so that," he opened the email attachment with a contract on it and squinted at the legalese, "this poor newbie teen you've harassed into signing this joins the family in exchange."

"I did not harass him," Damian huffed. "It was a gentleman's agreement."

"Does he know that?"

"I am not a politician, Drake. I thoroughly explained the terms and legalities before presenting any contract. Now ask your question."

"Why are you doing this?"

"Because," said Damian, tone implying 'you are stupid and haven't noticed something obvious, idiot'. "Father has begun saying he misses the noise around the manor and looking wistfully at old pictures."

"We still live there though?" said Tim. Damian looked flatly at him. "Sometimes."

"If you lived there frequently enough," said Damian, "you would already know Father is having...empty nest syndrome." Damian sounded disgusted. "I refuse to tolerate whatever inadequate and incompetent child he will find."

"So instead you found an incompetent and inadequate child for him?"

"Don't be stupid, Drake," said Damian. "I would not have chosen someone inadequate. Daniel is merely lacking formal training. Father can rectify this. It will keep him occupied for at least the next two to four years, which gives me enough time to find another black-haired, blue-eyed, tolerable child I approve of to be his successor and my second younger sibling." Damian paused. "Or until one of you procreates and gives him a grandchild."

"You're really serious about this," Tim whispered in horrified awe.

"I am serious about everything I do," said Damian. "Now, you will help me defeat this evil government organization so that our new sibling joins us."

"Okay," said Tim, but his mind snagged on a minor, throwaway detail, so utterly in odds with Damian 'Demonic Jealous Child' Al Ghul it surely came from another person - "Did you just call this kid your successor?"

[pastorkevinc]

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