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What does wisdom mean to you? By definition, it’s the knowledge of what is true or right coupled with the judgment to act on it. This may not be how you’d explicitly define it. It may be that you’ve never even thought about how you’d define it. But in reality, you know wisdom when you see it. Why? Because you know the absence of it when you see it, too! What are the things the writer describes as foolishness and madness here? That’s essentially his way of saying, “These are the things that come from a life without wisdom.” When your best friend sneaks out of their house to go to that party, when a kid on your team gets kicked out of the game for fighting, or when you downloaded the App your parents told you not to—that’s the absence of wisdom. And that’s easy to spot! The bad news? Consequences still come from the decisions you make without wisdom. But the good news? Once you choose to let the light of Christ shine wisdom into your life, you see those old patterns and behaviors for what they are.

Then, you can choose a new way of living—the way of wisdom. Are there any patterns or behaviors in your life that you’ve noticed or had someone tell you were less than wise? Take time today to write them down and share them with a trusted leader who can encourage you to pray for wisdom and implement wiser patterns or behaviors.