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Christian spiritual discernment is distinct from secular types of discernment because every decision is to be made in accordance with what is perceived to be God's will. [8]: 12 The fundamental definition of Christian discernment is a decision-making process in which an individual makes a discovery that can lead to future action. [10]
Ignatious spirituality has been described as a spirituality of finding God's will for better decision making. [5] According to Hans Urs von Balthasar, "choice" is the center of the Exercises. [6] Their original objective was the question of the choice of a state of life. [4]
Discerning whether the good spirit (the influence of God, the church, one's soul) or the bad spirit (the influence of Satan, the world, the flesh) is at work requires calm, rational reflection. The good spirit brings us to peaceful, joyful decisions. The bad spirit often brings one to make quick, emotional, conflicted decisions.
The practice is based upon the core Quaker belief that there is "that of God in every one" [1], and therefore every person has unmediated opportunity to experience the will of God. Subsequently, the practice aims to collectively discern the will of God through silent reflection, inspired statements (vocal ministry) and a capturing of the ...
Fr. Gallagher produced these podcasts with Discerning Hearts [18] and OMV Productions. The Discernment of Spirits: Setting Captives Free (16 episodes) The Daily Examen (8 episodes) Meditation and Contemplation (7 episodes) The Discernment of God’s Will in Everyday Decisions (12 episodes) Praying the Liturgy of the Hours (8 episodes)
And you just got a little glimpse of God’s mind,” he said. “That makes science kind of a form of worship, and it makes the lab almost like a cathedral. I love that.”
According to Thomas Aquinas, God is the "Highest Good". [1] The Summa Theologiae (question 6, article 3) affirms that "God alone is good essentially". [2]Because in Jesus there are two natures, the human and the divine one, Aquinas states that in him there are two distinct wills: the human will and the divine will.
The Engel scale was developed by James F. Engel, as a way of representing the journey from no knowledge of God, through to spiritual maturity as a Christian believer. [1] The model is used by some Christians to emphasise the process of conversion and the various decision-making steps that a person goes through in becoming a Christian.