Talk to Wisdom as to a sister.
Treat Insight as your companion.
Proverbs 7:4
Observation: As a new section of Proverbs begins, the writer again makes the point about how valuable God's wisdom is in our lives. It is something to embrace every day, always. It is a treasure, and just as valuable as our very eyesight.
Wisdom is also something - someone - to be interacted with. We can "talk" to wisdom. And we should do so with familiarity. Wisdom is just like a sibling or family member, someone we are around regularly and in fact share our lives with. Insight is a friend who we can casually converse with.
Application: I have been praying recently about my desire to do a better job meditating on God's word ... on his wisdom. However, I never just casually talk to "wisdom". I never say "Hi, wisdom, what do you think about this, buddy?" I instead interact with wisdom as if it is some vague concept that extends from the Lord, and as such I can only approach the ideas of wisdom as a tangential component of my prayers and reverence toward the Lord.
Wisdom - the wisdom that can guide my life because it is that extension of the Lord - is the Holy Spirit itself. And the Holy Spirit can be a companion who I simply interact with. It can be a sibling who is just in my home, sharing my life with me, and effectively experiencing and witnessing all that I do. So we can just ... chat! When we do, wisdom can then just chat back and give me the insights I seek, advice I desire, and direction I so desperately need.
Prayer: Lord, you know I feel lost, as I have struggles recently with just my life in general. May I find a way, in my heart and mind and body and soul, to simply be a companion with your spirit. Holy Spirit, I wish to hang out with you and just listen to your wisdom. Amen.
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