Discernment Audiobook Part 2

We share chapter two of Discernment and press into why tradition is not neutral, how idolatry hides in priorities, and why obedience matters more than intention. We pray for clarity, invite reflection, and point to practical next steps to realign with truth.

• why familiar traditions can dull discernment
• how priorities become modern idols
• obedience as the measure of love for God
• testing practices against Scripture, not comfort
• the myth of neutrality in spiritual formation
• alignment with Christ over cultural approval
• an invitation to repent and reorder life
• resources to read, share, and support the work

Get the book, share the book, check out the website, www.forchhristministry.com
You can buy it right now on lulu.com
If you know anybody, any investors who wants to put their name behind this project and help me get the physical copies out there, please get in touch with me. My number 706-691-1043. It’s best to text
Send us a gift if you please
If you need to be prayed for, you can get in touch with me there
You can book me for your church or wedding

Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome Back And Book Setup
• 2:52 Prayer For Guidance And Impact
• 4:12 Chapter Two Begins: No Neutral Ground
• 5:31 Tradition Tested Against Scripture
• 9:16 Idolatry Reframed As Priorities
• 12:51 Obedience Over Good Intentions
• 15:41 Alignment, Lordship, And Discernment
• 18:46 Call To Repent And Follow Jesus
• 19:46 Closing, Resources, And Support

Transcript

SPEAKER_00: 0:31

Hey guys, it's B Rob, and it's the Food for Thought Faith Cast, and I want to welcome you back, Faith Cast fam. Today we are going, I'm gonna um play you the audio version of the book, chapter two. I've already done chapter one, so I'm gonna do chapter two today. Hope you guys enjoy it. You can buy it right now on lulu.com. It's called Discernment, a Wake U Call for a Generationally Cursed Society, and God gave me those words. And most of them were set on the podcast. A lot of this is a I took a lot of the podcast, the meat and potatoes, the good stuff out of the podcast scripts, and I condensed it to a book. And I think it's very, very good, and the message needs to be spread. So if you need a copy, let me know. If you want to um, or if you know anybody, any investors who wants to put their name behind this project and help me get the physical copies out there, please get in touch with me. My number 706-691-1043. It's best to text because that's what my children do. Um, but you can call, leave a message, I'll call you back. Uh you know, just looking for sponsors or investors that want their name in the book and um want to help this message get spread to the general population because we've got a lot of souls out there that are stagnant. We've got a lot of things that we need to learn about our society and traditions. But um guys, uh, real quick before we before I get started, let's go to the Lord in prayer. Dear Heavenly Father, we come to you today, Lord. We thank you for this brand new beginning this week, this new season, Lord. We thank you for um just uh being there, Lord, even when we are still. I know a lot of people are hunkered down in their homes, Lord, and uh they feel like uh they're worthless or they can't do anything because they are not going to work or they are not going to school or they are not doing what their normal days are doing. So I know their clock feels off, Lord. Just give them comfort, Lord, to know that in times like these that all we need to do is be still and you are fighting our battles, you are paving our path, Lord. Lord, uh just we pray for an anointing on this uh book that's gonna be read here, Lord. We we pray that this message gets spread by you and only you, Lord, and we take your words and we spread your gospel to people that need it, Lord. These uh words we pray are in Jesus' holy heavenly name. Amen and hallelujah. Well, guys, without further ado, here is chapter two. I love you guys, and if you do not have a relationship with Jesus, you better you better get right. Chapter two. Tradition, idolatry, and the illusion of neutr neutrality. A lot of people don't realize how much of what we do every day is shaping us spiritually. We like to pretend things are neutral, we like to say it's not that deep, or it's just tradition, or it's just something we grew up doing. But nothing that shapes your habits, your thinking, or your worship is neutral. Something is always forming you. Scripture makes this clear. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12 verse 2. The enemy doesn't need people to openly reject God. All he needs is for people to stop examining what they're doing and why they're doing it. That's how compromise survives. Most people don't wake up one day and decide to rebel against God. It happens slowly. It happens through familiarity, it happens when something becomes tradition and stops being questioned. That's why tradition can be dangerous. Tradition feels safe because it's familiar, it feels harmless because it's normal. And once something is normal, people defend it without even asking if it's actually biblical. Jesus warned us about this kind of thinking. You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions. Mark chapter 7, verse 8. You see, we've gotten real comfortable mixing things God never told us to mix. We say we love God, but we borrow from the world constantly. We say we follow Jesus, but we celebrate the same things the culture celebrates without asking where any of it came from. Scripture warned God's people about adopting surrounding practices. Do not learn the ways of the nations. Jeremiah chapter 10, verse 2. And when somebody finally asks the questions, people get defensive. Not because they're evil, but because nobody likes having their comfort challenged. Idolatry today doesn't look like golden statues. It looks like priorities, it looks like what gets your attention, your money, your time, and your devotion. The Bible defines idolatry this way: put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature, greed, which is idolatry. That's Colossians chapter three, verse five. People think idolatry is outdated, but it's not. It's just evolved. Anything that takes God's place, competes with him, or shares space with him, becomes an idol. God said plainly, you shall have no other gods before me. Exodus chapter 20, verse three. And that includes traditions. A lot of what we defend the hardest is the very thing we've never examined. We assume something must be fine because our parents did it, our grandparents did it, the church does it, everyone does it. But God has never measured righteousness by popularity. You see, Scripture says, wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. That's Matthew chapter 7, verse 13. You see, just because something has been around for a long time does not make it holy. Just because something feels good does not make it right. Just because something is emotional doesn't mean it's from God. We've confused familiarity with obedience, and that confusion has consequences. When you stop questioning tradition, you stop discerning truth. And when discernment disappears, deception doesn't have to work very hard. You see, scripture tells us why discernment matters. The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps. That's Proverbs chapter 14, verse 15. You see, the enemy doesn't need to invent new lies. He just needs people to stop asking questions. That's why Scripture constantly warns God's people not to copy the practices of the nations around them. God has always cared about how his people worship, not just that they worship. Jesus said, true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in the truth. That's John chapter 4, verse 24. But we've convinced ourselves that intention is enough. If my heart is right, it doesn't matter what I'm doing. You see, that sounds good, but that is not biblical. The Bible teaches that good intentions override obedience. Samuel said it clearly. To obey is better than sacrifice. That's 1 Samuel chapter 15, verse 22. Obedience has always mattered. That's where modern Christianity struggles the most. We want grace without correction, we want mercy without repentance. We want God to bless what he's already been asking us to examine. And when he doesn't, we blame him instead of looking in the mirror. Scripture warns against this posture. If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. There is a judge for the one who rejects me. That's John chapter 12, verses 47 and 48. You see, this isn't about nitpicking behavior, it's about alignment. If God is Lord, he gets to define what honor him, what honors him. We don't get to decide that on our own. Jesus said it plainly. That's in Luke chapter 6, verse 46. And that's where the illusion of neutrality breaks down. Because once you really think about it, there is no neutral ground. You're either moving towards God or you're moving away from him. You're either being shaped by God or by something else. And Scripture confirms this as well. Whoever is not with me is against me. That's Matthew chapter 12, verse 30. The question isn't whether something is harmless. The question is, who is it shaping you to become? Because answering it honestly requires honesty. And honesty requires the truth. And the truth doesn't care about your feelings. Jesus said, Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. That's John chapter 8, verse 32. If you do not have a relationship with Jesus Christ today, you better get right. Well, guys, that was chapter 2. I hope you guys enjoyed that, and I hope you guys have a wonderful Monday and a wonderful, beautiful week. Don't forget, get the book, share the book, check out the website, www.forchhristministry.com. You can check out my music. You can check out links to the faith cast. You can check out links to the book. You can check out uh the t-shirts we're making. And if you want a custom t-shirt, you can get in touch with me there. 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SPEAKER_01: 15:19

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