Knowledge, Understanding, and Wisdom...

[TexasOaks]

Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom

In many of these verses, you will see three key words that are constantly being repeated over and over again. These three key words are:

Knowledge
Understanding
Wisdom [/ul]
God will first start off by conveying His knowledge to you about something specific. However, knowledge by itself will not get the job done. The next key word is "understanding." Understanding means that you understand the knowledge that is being given to you. If you don't understand the knowledge that has been given to you, then you won't be able to use it or apply it in a real life situation.

The third key word is "wisdom." Once you understand the knowledge that has been given to you, then there is now one more step you will need to have in order to be able to properly use that knowledge - and that step is having the wisdom to be able to use that knowledge in a real life situation.

Many college graduates understand the knowledge that they have learned through many of their college courses - but they lack the wisdom to be able to actually apply it in the real world. You have all heard the term that someone may be "book-smart" - but lack the common sense and wisdom to be able to use this knowledge in the real working world.

Here is an example. Say someone just gave you a perfect manual on how to rebuild a car engine. All of the knowledge that you will need on how to rebuild a car engine is all contained in this one book. However, the next step is that you have to be able to understand the knowledge that is contained in this book. If none of it makes any sense to you, then all of the perfect knowledge contained in this book will be of no real use to you.
However, if you do have the ability to understand all of the knowledge contained in this book - then the next and final step is to be able to have the wisdom to be able to actually rebuild a car engine in a real life situation. All of that knowledge and all of the understanding of that knowledge will be of no use to you if you don't have the actual wisdom to be able to use it to actually rebuild a car engine.

This is where the Holy Spirit will be coming in big time! The Holy Spirit will help you in being able to understand the knowledge that God may be giving to you on something. The Holy Spirit will help illuminate your mind so you can fully understand what is being given to you. The Holy Spirit will also help you with the last and final step - which is being able to have the wisdom to use or apply that knowledge to a real life working situation.
Example - say God is calling you to be a great heart surgeon:

God will first arrange to make sure that you are given all of the working knowledge that you will need to become a great heart surgeon.

God will then make sure that you have the ability to fully understand all of the knowledge that He will give to you on how to be a great heart surgeon.

And then God will complete His work with you in making sure that you have the actual wisdom to be able to apply that knowledge so that you can then do real live heart surgeries in real life situations. [/ol]
The above three step process can be done by God with each and everyone of you on a wide variety of matters and issues in your life. It is just a matter of you being willing to seek after whatever it is God wants you to seek after. Knowledge, understanding and wisdom direct from God on a wide variety of matters and issues in your life is available to all of His children if they are willing to spend the time to seek after it!

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good analogy and very true

[Porter Rockwell]

Amen, well thought out and presented. I would also add "desire." ie. God will alwys work witht the desire of our hearts.

God Bless,

Porter.