One of the great examples of receiving this spiritual gift was to discern the heart of two women. Each having born a child of the same age, once claiming that their child had been stolen while the other had died. The Lord knew that the true mother would never sacrifice the life an innocent child and so did Solomon. Therefore, he commanded that the child be cut in two and each woman given half. The true mother immediately gave up her rights as a mother to save the life of the child while the other demanded to have her half of the child, even though it would have died in the request.
I think this spiritual gift would help me in my own life because it would cause me to have more patience. I would be able to reach out to others without the confusion of my own struggle and misfortunes. I would be able to see clearly rather than with clouded judgment. As we seek after such gifts and use them accordingly we will be blessed with a greater understanding and path to eternal salvation. The Lord is able to more readily bless us with what we stand in need of as well as those we don’t see fit to ask for.
Reading between 1Kings 4:1-25 and 1 Samuel 11-20, I see men who were striving to serve their God and others whom were caught up in their own interpretation of obedience and sacrifice. It is proven by example that the Lord looks upon our hearts while man looks on the outside. We can also be easily deceived if we are not willing and worthy of the Spirit of the Lord for proper guidance and protection.
