The wisdom of how God teaches:
We’re not designed and programmed to take a firehose of knowledge all at once. We’re designed and programmed to slowly accept little pieces of knowledge at a time.
“Line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, there a little.”
God gives us a little bit at a time, slowly, in small, manageable pieces.
He gives us a little bit of wisdom A. Then we’re to take that bit of knowledge, exercise ourselves in it until we become somewhat proficient in it.
Then He gives us a little bit of other wisdom B. Then we’re to take that bit of knowledge, exercise ourselves in it until we become somewhat proficient in it.
Then He gives us a little bit of other wisdom C. Then we’re to take that bit of knowledge, exercise ourselves in it until we become somewhat proficient in it.
All of this wisdom builds on each other.
Then He brings us full circle and gives us another dose of wisdom A again. Then we exercise ourselves more in it and become even stronger in it, and it makes more sense now because we now have a little wisdom B and C.
Then He introduces a little bit of wisdom D.
Then He brings us full circle again and gives us another dose of wisdom B again. Then we exercise ourselves more in it and become even stronger in it, and it makes more sense now because we now have more wisdom A, C and D.
And so on and so forth, slowly, a little bit at a time, in small, manageable pieces, building and building until we become wise in the ways of God.
This is called “training” in the bible, and, “It yields the fruit of peace to those who are trained by it.”
However, the key is actually taking that wisdom and devoutly exercising yourself in it until you master the teaching. Otherwise, as James puts it, you will be a “hearer only, and not a doer of the word”, quickly forgetting what was spoken to you.
The wisdom of the world is: faster, longer, harder, more – all to finish quicker. All of this leads to: overwhelming, frustration, anxiety, stress, depression and burnout – all things making life not worth living.
The wisdom of God is: slow, steady, quiet, one day at a time (not getting ahead of ourselves), one step at a time, in small, manageable pieces. All of this leads to enjoying the peace of a slow, steady and quiet pace of life.
This wisdom can be applied to all aspects of life, at all times: learning, working, eating, relationships, communication, resting, teaching.