Discernment — Knowing What Deserves Your Yes

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Well, hello, my valued listeners, and welcome back to another episode of Living in Your Power.
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I'm your host, Dr. Marlene Greenleaf, and as always, I am so grateful that you
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are here with me today as we continue our May theme,
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The Empowered Yes, aligning with what you are called to do.
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Today, we're stepping into something that sits right at the center of every decision we make.
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And today's episode, the third in our May series, is titled,
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Discernment, Knowing What Deserves Your Yes.
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So let's begin, because not everything requires a yes.
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Not everything that comes to you is meant for you.
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Not every opportunity, not every request, not every open door.
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And yet, it can be so easy to say yes, especially when something looks good,
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feels urgent, or seems aligned on the surface.
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But discernment asks a deeper question.
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Is this aligned or just available?
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Because availability is not the same as assignment.
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And without discernment, we can fill our lives with good things that were never
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meant to be ours to carry.
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John 1.5 says, If any of you lack wisdom,
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let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally and unbreathed not,
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and it shall be given him.
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So he says, ask. Ask. Ask. That's the invitation.
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Discernment is not something you have to figure out on your own.
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It is something you seek.
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And God does not withhold wisdom. I mean, He gives it freely.
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Not reluctantly, not conditionally, but generously. So the question is,
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are we pausing long enough to ask?
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Now, how are we on creating space to discern?
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Because discernment requires space.
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Space to pause. Space to reflect. Space to listen.
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But when everything feels urgent, when everything feels important,
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we can move too quickly. And when we move too quickly, we bypass discernment.
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And sometimes discernment looks like not answering immediately,
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taking time to pray before committing, sitting with a decision longer than it feels comfortable.
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Because discernment slows you down just enough.
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To help you move in the right direction.
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Because a well-deserved no protects your ability to say yes to what truly matters.
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So here's your scripture reflection empowerment prompt.
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Let's come back to this. This part of the scripture that says,
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If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask.
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So your empowerment prompt this week, I want you to take a moment and reflect on these.
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Where do I need clarity right now?
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Have I truly asked for wisdom or rushed to respond?
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And what decision in my life requires discernment before action?
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As always, I'll repeat those prompts for you.
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I want you to take a moment this week and reflect on these.
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Where do I need clarity right now?
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Have I truly asked for wisdom or rushed to respond?
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And what decision in my life requires discernment before action?
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Dear listeners, you don't have to have all the answers, but you do have access to wisdom.
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So in closing, my friends, discernment is a gift.
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It's a gift because it protects your time, it guards your energy,
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and it aligns your steps.
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And when you lead with discernment, your yes becomes more intentional,
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more focused, and more aligned with purpose.
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When you lead with discernment, your yes becomes more intentional,
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more focused, and more aligned with purpose.
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I want to thank you for joining me For episode 3 of our May series The Empowered
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Yes Aligning with what you are called to do,
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So until next week dear listeners I want you to continue to live boldly in your
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power And if it gets tough Just breathe,
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you still got the strength to rise.
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So until next time dear listeners continue to live in your power.