Years ago, at a loan committee meeting, a colleague presented a loan request that looked excellent. The borrower appeared to have great excess collateral and a strong financial statement.
I, like many others, was shocked when our CEO said, “Something doesn’t smell right. Let’s pass on this one.” Months later we learned another bank had made the loan and regretted it.
The collateral was stolen, and the borrower was a con man. Our CEO’s intuition proved correct.
In 1 Kings 3:9, Solomon wisely asked God, “So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.”
What some call intuition can be a God-given spirit of discernment. In this series, we will address how to leverage your intuition to become more discerning.
