Knowing What You Need

Proverbs 4

            I’ve often said that there are three steps in fixing a problem: 1) realizing the problem exists, 2) brainstorming solutions to the problem, and 3) implementing a solution that works. I’ve also often said that the first step is often the hardest. I thought of that reading Proverbs 4:7 this morning, “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.” Now that seems redundant, but it’s actually quite insightful. Wisdom begins with humility. Most often in Proverbs, it is humility before the Lord God; here it is humility that says, “I don’t know it all.” Wisdom involves lifelong learning, and lifelong learning means realizing you never now all that there is to know.