The Private Life of the Wise

Wisdom is not something that shows up unannounced, it is cultivated and practiced first in private before it is put on a platform. When the platform is presented for wisdom to be put into practice, it comes with pressure that tests the wisdom that was cultivated in private. A good way to test this is to look at how you respond to unexpected obstacles, hurdles and threats. Anxiety is practicing for fear, but wisdom prepares you for purpose. Let's apply this as we learn from Proverbs 31 as we see the portrait of the wise woman and her private life of preparation.