The Principal Thing with Wes and Ashley Miller

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley unpack Proverbs 1:20–21 and talk about how wisdom is constantly calling out. The question isn’t whether wisdom is speaking, but whether we’re actually listening. From pride and self-talk to social media and outside opinions, this conversation challenges us to quiet the noise and pay attention to what God is saying.

This week’s Principal Step: Listen for wisdom’s cry. It’s louder than you think.

Wes and Ashley talk about why wisdom is selfless and how greed works against the life God wants for you. This conversation explores motive, self-gain, and how filtering your life through truth can protect you from destructive choices.

This week’s Principal Step: Test the motive of greed and look for ways to give yourself away.

Wes and Ashley talk about how wisdom helps you recognize alluring traps, unhealthy influences, and empty promises. This conversation is about what you’re listening to, who’s influencing you, and how to avoid the lies that pull you off course.

This week’s Principal Step: Don’t fall for empty promises.

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley talk about how wisdom is meant to be worn like a graceful ornament. This conversation explores why wisdom should be visible in your decisions, attractive in your life, and something you carry with you everywhere you go.

This week’s Principal Step: Make it fashionable. Wear wisdom and don’t leave home without it.

In this episode of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley talk about how wisdom works within established boundaries. This conversation explores why God’s laws and limits are there for protection, progress, and peace, and why ignoring what you already know leads to unnecessary pain.

This week’s Principal Step: Accept and align with the parameters that are already preset.

In Episode 12 of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley talk about how wisdom doesn’t just appear as an idea. It comes with instruction. This episode explores what it means to hear the instruction of wisdom, follow the next step, and trust God to guide you clearly. This week’s Principal Step: Listen and look for the instruction of wisdom.

In Episode 11 of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley talk about why the fear of the Lord is the true beginning of wisdom. This episode explores reverence, humility, instruction, and why respecting God changes how you receive wisdom. This week’s Principal Step: Revere and respect the God of wisdom first.

In Episode 10 of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley talk about how wisdom grows you in stages. This episode explores spiritual maturity, growth, and why you don’t have to stay where you are. Wherever your stage is right now, you can grow from there. This week’s Principal Step: Grow from your place of maturity, right here and right now.

In Episode 9 of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley talk about why wisdom is something you must receive, not just ask for. This episode explores how perception positions you for reception, why instruction often carries wisdom, and how to stop resisting what God is trying to give you. This week’s Principal Step: Embrace wisdom.

n Episode 8 of The Principal Thing, Wes and Ashley talk about why understanding is a matter of perception. Wisdom may be something you know, but understanding helps you see how it applies to your life. This episode explores perspective, revelation, and how God makes truth real in you. This week’s Principal Step: Ask the Lord to transfer your knowledge into revelation.