Wisdom is personified in Proverbs 8. As Wisdom concludes its discourse, having shared its benefits and what it will add to our lives, we find the above verse. Here we find three steps to growing in wisdom:
1) Listening. There is a difference between hearing and listening. Many times what we hear goes in one ear and out the other, bypassing our brains altogether. Listening means to pay attention to what is being said and to engage in the subject that is being covered.
2) Watching daily. Again, this is an active verb. We cannot be passive and find wisdom. Neither can we look for it sporadically. We must watch daily, as God teaches us wisdom both through His Word and in life's lessons.
3) Waiting. Wisdom is not developed overnight. Instead, it is built into our lives as we listen and watch day-after-day. Wisdom cannot be zapped up in a microwave, it simmers slowly in a crock pot.
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