Proverbs 24:32

When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw:

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I grew up surrounded by a mixed bag of people:Entrepreneurs and confidence men.9-to-5 diehards and gangsters.Preachers, priests—and a few people who were a mashup of all of the above.

And here’s what I discovered:You can learn something from everything.

Wisdom doesn’t always come from a classroom.And the testing of your wisdom? It rarely shows up on a screen or a piece of paper.It shows up in life. That pop quiz will certainly pop out and show you something. Sometimes what you thought you knew… What you really didn't know, whether it's in your friendships or your failures or your pain.

A professor once told me:

“Make new mistakes. Don’t waste your life repeating the old ones someone else already paid for.”Man, that hit me then—and it still does.

Later, reading Richard Rohr’s The Universal Christ helped solidify it.Rohr writes that Christ isn’t just in church buildings or holy books—but in everything.He says a mature Christian sees Christ “in everything and everyone else.”He talks about embracing the “messy incarnation”—meaning that even our wounds, setbacks, and slip-ups can become the greatest and most sacred of teachers.

That’s what Proverbs 24:32 is about.

The writer notices a neglected field. Overgrown. Broken down.And it wasn’t a lecture. It wasn’t an audible voice from heaven.It was just a moment of divine observation that hit him. He said,

"I saw… I considered… I received instruction."

 He didn't rush past the moment. He sat in the moment and the moment gave him a message He paused. Reflected. Learned.

Because wisdom is everywhere—if you’re watching.

The wise aren’t just book-smart. They’re life-aware. They listen to the silence. They learn from pain, from people, from patterns— whether it's in themselves or in others,

Sometimes the deepest wisdom doesn’t come through your own failure—It really does come from watching someone else fall… and taking notes.

Let their burnout shape your boundaries. Let their shortcuts show you the long way that actually lasts. Let their collapse build your caution—so you can walk more freely.

And yes—you can learn from your pain, too. From your failures. From the failures of others. Don’t waste pain—especially when it’s not yours.

Jesus taught this way. He saw meaning in mustard seeds and lost coins, runaway children and broken systems. He pulled eternal truth from everyday life. He learned—and taught—from everything.

So can we. So must we.

Bottom Line:

Wisdom is in the weeds—if you’re willing to look. You can learn something from everything. But you have to see it, consider it, and receive it.

Let that neglected field remind you to tend to your soul. Let that fractured friendship teach you to speak truth earlier. Let that burnt-out leader warn you about saying “yes” too much.

Grow wiser—not just through what you go through……but through what you notice.

Prayer

Teach me to see, reflect, receive—and grow through everything.

Today’s Challenge

Slow down. Observe your surroundings. What failure—yours or someone else’s—is trying to teach you? Don’t judge it. Learn from it. Write one insight down, and carry it into your next step.

About the Author

Fred Lynch is a creative communicator, author, and Christian Hip Hop pioneer. To learn more about Fred and what he’s up to now…click here or you can find him in all the socials by searching the handle: heyfredlynch

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