The Bible tells us that wisdom is more valuable than rubies and that nothing we desire can compare with it. (Proverbs 8:11)

We are also told that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. (Proverbs 9:11)

If wisdom is the principal thing (Proverbs 4:7), we must pursue and grow in Godly wisdom this year. 

So what is wisdom? Before we tackle wisdom, I think it’s important to understand what comes before wisdom as you grow in your Christian character.

The path to wisdom begins with knowledge, which leads to understanding and ultimately to wisdom.

Knowledge, simply put, is what you know. When you first become a believer, you know very little. As you grow in spiritual disciplines like reading the Word, your knowledge—what you know—about the Word grows

Understanding comes next as you start to see how things connect within what you are learning and what it means. Context comes, and clarity and insight are developed so that you can connect it to your real-life experiences.

Just like when you learned at some point in your life that “words can hurt people.” Understanding was developed when you could see how certain words could damage relationships and erode trust.

Wisdom comes last as a result of applying what you know and understand to your life. Like in the previous example of knowing that words can hurt people, wisdom is gained when you begin to choose the words you use when speaking into your life or someone else’s.

To sum it all up in another way:

Knowledge: What I know
Understanding: What it means 
Wisdom: How I live it out

Read the rest at: https://open.substack.com/pub/litwithprayer/p/walking-in-godly-wisdom?r=5sajy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true