dailydatewithgod

On any given day we are presented with a multitude of choices. Most of those choices already have meaning attached to them.  Do I see my anger as an indication of something trying to get my attention or something wrong with my state of mind?  Do I think I am good for ordering the salad for lunch or bad? Is there an end to this uncomfortable situation at work or will it last the rest of the week?  Should I ask a question or not say anything at all?  Red or pink?  All of these choice points are presented to us through the lens of the filters we have already built-in.  From the filters we discern what is most appropriate in the moment.  For some elements our minds have made a decision long before we are even aware of it.  We like to think we have much more say in some of our decisions than we do. So much of our choices are made automatically.  This is good on some level because to really have to choose at every choice point would be exhausting mentally and emotionally.  But for some things we want to make it a point to use some perspicaciousness.  It may require a pause, a breath, investigation of further information, asking a question, seeking another person’s perspective, or choosing not to make a choice.  Discernment is similar to judgment but it is less automatic. Being perspicacious means taking the time to consider things instead of just going with the first thing that comes to mind.  We all judge, this is not a surprise.  The question is do we take the time to be perspicacious.  On my daily dates with God taking I am sometimes asked to look again, to discern, on a decision I made previously.  God is not standing there with a gavel condemning me for being judgmental but an open invitation to be perspicacious. A chance to use my heart to further evaluate the effectiveness of my judgment.  To look clear-sighted and see if it was made automatically from my programming or if I took the time to be aware of what I was choosing to do.  The gift of perspicaciousness is the chance to make decisions as a whole person-body, mind, and spirit.