The Principal Thing with Wes and Ashley Miller

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley continue through Proverbs 2 and explore how wisdom delivers us from evil ways, foolish choices, and destructive situations.

God does not call us to stay stuck in the same mess. He gives us a way out, and that way is wisdom. The question is whether we are willing to recognize the escape route and take the steps He is showing us.

This week’s Principal Step: Look for God’s escape plan, which is wisdom.

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley move from the “ifs” of Proverbs 2 into the promises that follow. They unpack the results of wisdom, including soundness of mind, protection, preservation, discretion, understanding, and deliverance from the wrong path.

Wisdom is not just something that sounds good. When it gets into your heart and begins shaping your decisions, it produces real results.

This week’s Principal Step: Choose confidently to live in the soundness and protection of wisdom.

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley unpack Proverbs 2:4 and talk about what it means to seek wisdom like silver and search for it like hidden treasure.

They explore the connection between desire, value, effort, and pursuit, and challenge us to look honestly at whether wisdom is truly a priority in our relationships, finances, health, and everyday decisions.

This week’s Principal Step: Evaluate your values and prioritize wisdom. Go all in.

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley unpack Proverbs 2:1–3 and talk about what it means to cry out for discernment and lift your voice for understanding. Wisdom is not just something to quietly hope for. It is something to seek with intention, urgency, and a real desire to hear from God.

This week’s Principal Step: Cry out audibly to the Giver of wisdom

In Season 2, Episode 2 of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley unpack Proverbs 2:1–2 and talk about what it really means to receive wisdom. Hearing is only part of the process. Wisdom requires us to lean in, pay attention, and apply what God is showing us.

This week’s Principal Step: Move toward wisdom as your focused desire.

Season 2 of The Principal Thing begins in Proverbs chapter 2 with a simple but powerful truth: wisdom should be treasured.

In this episode, Wes and Ashley talk about what it means to place real value on God’s Word, protect the wisdom He gives you, and treat it like a precious commodity instead of something ordinary.

This week’s Principal Step: Consider and place top value on wisdom. Esteem it highly.

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley finish Proverbs chapter 1 with one of wisdom’s promises: safety and security. They talk about what it means to live with confidence in God, trust His instructions, and stop looking for security in unstable places.

This week’s Principal Step: Listen to wisdom for your confidence and protection.

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley unpack Proverbs 1:24–32 and talk about what happens when wisdom is repeatedly ignored. This conversation explores the difference between compassion and enabling, why wisdom cannot xist with foolishness,and how our choices ultimately hav

This week’s Principal Step: Don’t rely on wisdom to bail out foolishness. Embrace wisdom and release the choices that keep pulling you in the wrong direction.

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley unpack Proverbs 1:23 and talk about why wisdom sometimes comes through correction. A rebuke is not meant to destroy you. It is meant to stop you before you keep heading in the wrong direction.

This conversation explores humility, repentance, trusting God’s process, and what it looks like to turn from foolishness and move toward wisdom.

This week’s Principal Step: Humble yourself toward wisdom and turn today

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley unpack Proverbs 1:22 and talk about how wisdom often comes through questions. Questions like: How did I get here? Why do I keep doing this? And most importantly, how long am I willing to stay here?

Using the story of Pharaoh and the frogs, they challenge us to stop delaying the changes we already know need to happen.

This week’s Principal Step: Manage your time decisions. Don’t let tomorrow hold what wisdom is telling you to deal with today