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Tag Archives: discernment
The advice
What you see is not what you need to deal with.Go deeper © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged discernment, spirituality
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Vision
When I am pushed to the maxhelp me handle myself carefully, tenderly, delicately:Help me discern who also willand who won’t © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged discernment, friendship, hardship, help, help me, vision
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Discomforting change: The price of openness
Openness is not always comfortableor the outcome of the status quo;if you want to be open, analyze the pricehonestly discern your willingness © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged discernment, humility, nirvana, openness, Self-improvement, surrender
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The role of fear
Fear can be a good guidebut never let it drivefor it will not take you where you truly wish © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged anxiety, discernment, fear, panic, wisdom
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Wander not, return home
I am the Lord your safetyyour home, your central place of return,so wander notreturn homefind the heart of your longing © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Christianity, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged adventure, discernment, help, help me, home, journey
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Parable of the woman and the bag of gold
There once was a woman who discovered a bag of gold and who ran through the streets with it shouting, “This is not gold! This is not gold!” © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged blindness, discernment, Parable, sight, treasure, vision
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The purpose of your life
To study the mechanics of the bodyis to know how you are here;to claim the purpose of your lifeis to claim why you are here © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged discernment, life direction, life purpose, midlife crisis
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The reward and cost
You can choose eternity or the moment;each has its reward, each has its cost © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged discernment, help, help me, wisdom
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Wisdom: Knowing the season
Sometimes death is easier than healingSometimes healing is easier than deathBut careful: It’s not about what is easierbut what is the season © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry
Tagged discernment, humility, love, obedience, season, wisdom
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Curving toward the center 