Discernment Can Be

Acuity

Judgement

Adjudication

Judging well

Perceptiveness

Quick-wittedness

The best of seers

Deductive reasoning

Acuteness of judgment

Trust put into practice

Decision-making capacity

Making considered decisions

Obtaining sharp perceptions

Seeing reality for what it is

A universal core character strength

A thinking-oriented character strength

Discerning value including what ought to be

Discerning what is true about the real world

The evaluation of evidence to make a decision

Making decisions that align with those of Jesus

Making assertions and thinking about definitions

A bit like gut instinct, but a little more developed

God's call to intercession, not faultfinding

The son of good judgment and the father of self-control

When every decision is made in accordance with God's will

When God guides us to help us arrive at the best decision

The only way to tell which paths or choices lead to happiness

Forming an opinion or reaching a conclusion based on the available material

Seeing beyond biases, and not being swayed by sensationalism or manipulation

Pinpointing the forces to be reckoned with, both the constructive and destructive

A sensitive conscience, an instructed understanding through study of the Book of God

Thinking through things and situations and examining them from multiple perspectives

A decision-making process in which we make a discovery that can lead to future action

The power of perceiving differences of things or ideas, and their relations and tendencies

Making rational and logical choices, and analytically evaluating ideas, opinions, and facts

Considering all of the evidence and being open to points of view that may differ from our own

Determining God's desire in a situation or for our life or identifying the true nature of a thing

When we seek out internal and external signs of God's action and then apply them to the decision at hand

Telling the difference between right and almost right, rather than the difference between right and wrong

Going past the mere perception of something and making nuanced judgments about its properties or qualities

Weighing all aspects objectively in making decisions, including arguments that are in conflict with our convictions

Taking time in making decisions, using both the head and heart, and assessing important values involved in the situation

Naturally seeking the wisest solutions by both balancing our experience and knowledge and the valued viewpoints of others

A passion for purity, for truth, for the right, for Christ Himself, and for living uncompromisingly true in the daily habit

Critically thinking things through and fairly weighing the evidence while still being open to other opinions and perspectives

Being open-minded and able to change our mind in the light of evidence, and remaining open to other arguments and perspectives

Collecting, weighing, and evaluating decisions from a multitude of perspectives and alternatives before formulating a solution

The power or faculty of the mind, by which it distinguishes one thing from another, such as truth from falsehood, or virtue from vice

A power of the understanding in which few excel, owing to its connection with impartiality and truth, for prejudice and partiality are blind

Critical thinking, weighing the evidence fairly, thinking things through, and examining the evidence from all sides rather than jumping to conclusions

The willingness to search actively for evidence against our favored beliefs, plans or goals and to weigh all of the evidence fairly when it is available

A hand playing with finely-ordered variety on the chords of emotion - a soul in which knowledge passes instantaneously into feeling, and feeling flashes back as a new organ of knowledge

A corrective strength in that it counteracts faulty thinking, such as favoring our current views or favoring ideas that are considered the dominant view, and therefore giving less attention to the less-dominant view