Rise with Brian Turner

7: Discernment is not Self-Critique

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Many sincere believers struggle to discern Godโ€™s voiceโ€”not because they donโ€™t care about obedience, but because discernment has quietly turned into self-critique. Instead of listening for the Spiritโ€™s leading, they analyze, second-guess, and judge themselves, often mistaking anxiety for wisdom and harsh self-talk for spiritual maturity.

In this reflective and pastoral episode of Rise with Brian Turner, Brian invites listeners to slow down and recover a more biblical, grace-filled understanding of discernment. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by spiritual wisdom, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐จ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ซ, ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ž, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž.

Rather than offering formulas or techniques, this conversation reframes discernment as a relational practiceโ€”rooted in trust, humility, and attentiveness to the Holy Spirit, not self-condemnation.

Through biblical reflection, pastoral clarity, and gentle guidance, Brian explores:

- Why discernment often becomes distorted by fear and self-judgment

- How Scripture distinguishes conviction from condemnation

- The difference between Spirit-led clarity and anxious self-analysis

- Why discernment grows through trust, not pressure

- How to create interior space to listen for Godโ€™s voice with peace

If youโ€™ve found yourself overanalyzing every decisionโ€ฆ
If discerning Godโ€™s will feels exhausting rather than life-givingโ€ฆ
If you long to hear God without condemning yourself in the processโ€ฆ

This episode offers a steady invitation: discernment is not self-critiqueโ€”๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž-๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž.

Press play, slow your pace, and learn to listen againโ€”not through fear, but through trust.

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