Noise has a way of exhausting the soul. Opinions compete for attention. Emotions pull the heart in different directions. Endless voices online claim spiritual authority while confusion quietly settles into the minds of many believers trying to hear God clearly.
During a recent teaching, evangelist and author David Diga Hernandez encouraged Christians to pursue discernment through humility, healing and deeper sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.
“You will become aware of the spiritual realm,” Hernandez said. “It’s going to open your eyes, and you will begin to see with clarity in the spirit.”
Humility Clears the Heart
Hernandez explained that discernment grows strongest in believers who remain yielded to the Holy Spirit instead of relying on personal instincts.
“Trust not in your ability to hear the Holy Spirit,” he said. “Trust in the Holy Spirit’s ability to speak to you.”
He warned that pride quietly interferes with spiritual clarity because it resists correction and clings to personal assumptions.
“Pride is a stumbling block to discernment because it doesn’t allow for course correction,” Hernandez said.
His message pointed believers back toward dependence on God instead of confidence in personal perception. According to Hernandez, discernment flows from intimacy with the Holy Spirit and a teachable heart.
Bitterness Distorts Spiritual Vision
Hernandez also addressed the effect unforgiveness can have on spiritual growth. He explained that unresolved hurt often shapes how people interpret situations and relationships without realizing it.
“When you allow for that root of unforgiveness, that root of bitterness to take its place in your heart, it begins to produce now these negative attributes, or a filter through which you see everything and everyone else,” he said.
He encouraged believers to allow God to heal wounded places in the heart so discernment can flow through peace rather than suspicion.
“Discern through the lens of love,” Hernandez said. “The love of God in your heart gets rid of all fear.”
Throughout the teaching, Hernandez repeatedly emphasized the security believers have in Christ and the steady guidance of the Holy Spirit.
“Think about the fact that He protects you, that the Holy Spirit guides you, that ultimately He’s going to keep you because He has saving power and keeping power,” he said.
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Scripture Sharpens Discernment
A major focus of Hernandez’s message centered on devotion to Scripture. He explained that believers grow in discernment by learning God’s nature through His Word.
“Anything the Holy Spirit speaks to you is going to be backed by His word,” Hernandez said.
He encouraged Christians to move beyond surface-level familiarity with Scripture into deeper understanding of God’s character and ways.
“You begin to think like He thinks,” Hernandez said. “You begin to reason like He reasons.”
Referencing Moses’ relationship with God, Hernandez said true spiritual maturity develops through closeness with the Lord.
“The children of Israel knew God’s acts, but only Moses knew His ways,” he said.
Slowing Down to Hear God Clearly
Hernandez urged believers to create quiet moments throughout the day to become more aware of the Holy Spirit’s presence. He said many Christians move so quickly through life that they never pause long enough to reflect on what God is speaking.
“Slow the pace of your life,” Hernandez said. “Pause to ponder.”
He encouraged believers to spend time meditating on Scripture after prayer instead of immediately shifting their attention elsewhere.
“Put the phone down,” he said. “Think about what you read. Pray about what you read. Ask the Lord to speak to you.”
Hernandez also challenged Christians to regularly acknowledge the Holy Spirit throughout the day.
“Acknowledge Him at least every 20 minutes or so,” he said. “Just stop to acknowledge the presence of the Holy Spirit.”
Growing in Spiritual Clarity
Hernandez continued to encourage believers by explaining that discernment grows through steady fellowship with God, devotion to His Word and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.
“You deal with those pitfalls. You get in the word. You slow down and practice sensitivity to the spirit,” Hernandez said. “Now you have true discernment.”
His message serves as a reminder that God faithfully guides those of us who seek Him with humility and open hearts. As we draw closer to the Holy Spirit, discernment becomes less about striving and more about recognizing the familiar voice of the One who leads us.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
