Check out the process...

Check out the process...

First, grab your Bible and slowly read Proverbs 2. After that, come back and start reading below.

Make "...your ear attentive to wisdom..." (Proverbs 2:2a ESV)

Incline "...your heart to understanding..." (Proverbs 2:2b ESV)

"For the Lord gives wisdom..." (Proverbs 2:6a ESV)

"Then you will understand..." (Proverbs 2:9a ESV)

"So you will be delivered..." (Proverbs 2:16a ESV)

"So you will walk in the way of good..." (Proverbs 2:20a ESV)

"For the upright will inhabit the land, and those with integrity will remain in it..." (Proverbs 2:21 ESV)

So much of the American experience is designed for constant consumerism. So much of the American experience is designed for us to constantly be doing something -- surfing the web, watching a show, playing a game, texting, Kicking it, Snapchatting, looking at a magazine, chatting with a friend, taking a selfie, shopping, playing...some of it useful, for sure, and a great amount of it simply being distraction to the soul.

But...

What we really need to do is slow down our minds and our hearts and seek wisdom. It takes some time and intention to abide in Christ. To seek wisdom from God often means to lay down some things of lesser importance and actually get into God's Word, sit before Him in prayer, have deep discussions, enjoy personal worship, etc.

More than that, we need to cut down the chatter in our hearts. Get still. Wait upon the Lord. The process of seeking wisdom and gaining it's reward is indeed worth it.