Living After The Veil Was Lifted (2)

When Discernment Increases but Peace Decreases

PRIMARY SCRIPTURE READING

Text: Hebrews 5:12–14

Hebrews 5:12–14 KJV 1900

12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

INTRODUCTION

Last week we talked about why everything feels different.

We acknowledged that clarity has come.

The veil has been lifted.

And life feels sharper than it used to.

Today we take the next step, because many believers are now saying:

“I see more than I ever have…

but I don’t feel more peace.

I feel more tension.”

They are not confused.

They are not backslidden.

They are not trapped in religion.

They are discerning.

Yet instead of peace increasing, peace seems to be leaking.

So we have to ask an honest, biblical question:

Why does increased discernment sometimes feel like decreased rest?

DISCERNMENT IS A FUNCTION, NOT A RESTING PLACE

Hebrews tells us discernment belongs to those “of full age,” and that it is developed “by reason of use.”

That tells us something important.

Discernment is a skill. Not a state of rest.

It is something you use — not something you live inside of.

Many believers are living in constant evaluation mode.

Always scanning.

Always assessing.

Always measuring.

They discern conversations.

They discern motives.

They discern teachings.

They discern culture.

They discern systems.

But they never disengage long enough to rest.

Discernment was never meant to replace peace.

It was meant to protect it.

When discernment becomes your permanent posture,

your soul never settles.

Some of you are tired not because life is heavier,

but because you are always “on.”

Always alert.

Always processing.

Always evaluating.

You asked God to open your eyes —

and He did.

But now God must teach you how to live with open eyes

without living clenched.

INFORMATION WITHOUT MATURITY PRODUCES ANXIETY

Hebrews 5 confronts something uncomfortable.

Knowledge can outpace maturity.

A person can see clearly and still not be grounded.

We are living in a time of unprecedented access to information.

Never more sermons.

Never more prophecy.

Never more commentary.

Never more opinions.

Yet peace is decreasing, not increasing.

Why?

Because information was never designed to be an anchor.

Watchfulness without wisdom becomes hyper-vigilance.

Awareness without trust becomes anxiety.

Some believers think being constantly stirred is spiritual.

But being stirred is not the same as being stable.

PROPHETIC CONTEXT

Scripture tells us to watch.

But it never tells us to live alarmed.

We are in a season of:

• Breaking news cycles

• Endless alerts

• Algorithm-driven urgency

• Fear-based engagement

The world profits from anxiety.

God produces peace.

Some believers have confused spiritual watchfulness

with constant alertness.

But watchfulness in Scripture is anchored in trust,

not driven by fear.

DISCERNMENT WITHOUT TRUST CREATES INTERNAL FRICTION

Isaiah 26:3 KJV 1900

3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on thee: Because he trusteth in thee.

Notice what produces peace.

Not knowing everything.

Not discerning everything.

Not understanding everything.

Trust.

Discernment answers the question:

“What is this?”

Trust answers the question:

“Who is God in this?”

Some believers know exactly what is happening —

but they have not re-centered their trust.

They have shifted from trusting God

to tracking threats.

And peace cannot survive there.

ILLUSTRATION

A guard dog that never rests eventually becomes dangerous —

even to those it is meant to protect.

Discernment that never rests turns inward.

It creates suspicion.

It creates withdrawal.

It creates fatigue.

God never intended His people to live clenched.

MATURITY LEARNS WHEN TO DISCERN AND WHEN TO RELEASE

Hebrews says discernment belongs to those “of full age.”

Maturity is not sharper discernment.

Maturity is discernment with restraint.

Immature discernment reacts.

Mature discernment responds.

Immature discernment must address everything.

Mature discernment knows what to release to God.

Wisdom is discernment submitted to trust.

You do not have to carry everything you see.

You are not responsible for everything you discern.

PROPHETIC INSIGHT

I believe the Lord is saying this:

“I gave you eyes to see, not shoulders to carry everything you see.”

Some of you are carrying information God never asked you to bear.

You discerned it —

now release it.

This is a season of recalibration.

Not of vision,

but of burden.

God is not dulling your discernment.

He is anchoring it.

APPLICATION

Ask yourself honestly:

Where am I constantly scanning instead of staying anchored?

Where has awareness replaced trust?

Where am I carrying weight God never assigned to me?

Discernment is a gift. Peace is a fruit.

God intends for you to have both.

CLOSING SCRIPTURE

John 14:27 KJV 1900

27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Jesus did not promise clarity alone. He promised peace.

NEXT WEEK PREVIEW (FUNNEL PULL)

Next week we will talk about what actually anchors a believer

when everything around them feels unstable.

Not denial. Not ignorance. But something deeper. We will talk about being

Anchored, not alarmed.