Discernment and Guarding Influence

Protecting mind, attention, sources, and speech. Participants learn to steward attention and to evaluate influences—media, relationships, and internal narratives—that shape belief and behavior. The week offers tools for discernment, boundaries for healthy consumption, and practices for truthful, life-giving speech. The aim is a guarded openness: receptive to God while wise about what shapes us.

Objectives

Test impressions against Scripture and wise counsel.

Practice discernment in media, relationships, and habits.

Identify sources that shape thinking and behavior.

Reflections

What boundary will I set this week?

How do I test what I hear or feel?

What source most shapes my thinking?

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Accountability/Tracking

Use a shared spreadsheet to track sources audited and one action taken for each.

Community Action

Share one media or habit you’ve changed and why; invite feedback and alternatives.

Creative Project

Build a “Source Control” checklist card with three questions to ask before consuming content.

Leader Prompt

Teach a simple discernment rule set (Scripture, peace, wise counsel) and run a short case study.

Personal Practice

Do a 48 hour “source audit” and remove or mute one recurring negative input.

Devotionals

Pay Attention, Here's Your Change

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To my knowledge, I've never been in a coma. I have be so focused and attentive to something at times that I miss many other things going...

The Letter "R"

2 min read

Our devotional today ends up showing us how one little letter, the letter 'R', can make such a difference in our lives and in our walk...

Wordsmithing

2 min read

Of all the beings God created, mankind is the only one to use words and language to communicate with each other. There are so many...

Beholder's Beauty

2 min read

I've often thought about and wondered if we see things the same as each other. Sure, we can both 'see' things like; the Grand Canyon, a...