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Proverbs 4:7

"Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding."

Above and beyond it all: get wisdom. This proverb is dedicated to beating into our often thick skulls that wisdom is the basis of a whole, Godly and rich life. We spend our whole lives driven by a desire to go places, to get stuff. From babies reaching out their hands for things on adult coffee tables, or using all the energy their little bodies can muster up to crawl to their destination, to adults climbing up the ladders of their occupational industries, to couples trying to conceive a baby, to parents trying to get food on the table for their families... we all want things. And here, the Bible explains to us that getting stuff is fine and obviously a normal human function, however the thing we should put most of our energy into getting is WISDOM. WISDOM. WISDOM. WISDOM. I wish I had room to write out this entire chapter of Proverbs because the wonder and magic of wisdom is breathtaking. The liberty, the protection, the grace, the happiness, and the abundance of a life with wisdom at the helm is the richest life God has to offer. Don't play dumb and make bad choices because it's the easy way out and it seems cool. Stupidity and consequences that result from poor choices lead to a dark and lacking life. You have the Holy Spirit in you, and He will give you wisdom if you ask Him for it.

Where do we find wisdom? I think a good place to start is being a little bit scared-in-a-good-way of God. Psalm 111:10 says that "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom." Start with that and build from a little healthy fear of God. Among all the things you feel God calling you to get in this life, go hardest after wisdom. She will keep you.