Something Told Me...

Are you a discerner?

Do you have a sense of foreboding when something is about to happen? Can you look at a person and get a vibe for a heaviness in their spirit. Do you automatically know when you should be praying for someone? Well, you may have a discerning spirit.

Discernment is a spiritual gift. Some call it the gift of perception. People with this gift are especially sensitive to the spiritual needs of those around them and thus have the ear of God when praying for those needs. They can sense good and evil almost immediately and are adamant about moving forward in order to flush the evil out. Because of the perceivers "feel" for something, they may always want to move quickly to address issues, sometimes without consulting God about how to proceed.

Though people with the gift of discernment can read between the lines, they often see problems in black or white, right or wrong, there is definitely no middle ground. Because of this, discerners may be just a little bit judgmental (just a little bit). With this said, the perceiver may also try to take things into his own hands rather than step back and allow God to work through and in a situation.

Though the perceiver knows a lot of people; they don't necessarily have a lot of close friends (if any). Because of their straight forwardness and frankness, folks may not gravitate toward a perceiver naturally. They are often cut and dried, straight no chaser conversationalist, this doesn't help perceivers to make friends easily.

All and all, perceivers are good people to be around. They are usually highly observant and introverted because they are thinking and receiving the vibes of other believers. Lots of times, they are in prayer for others when they sense a time of trouble in their lives.