The document lists lessons learned over the past week which include acquiring knowledge of God daily through Bible reading, practicing stillness, loving the church unconditionally, giving encouragement, tithing money, being a good listener, not making important decisions emotionally charged, taking calculated risks, and recognizing that wisdom has benefits while lack of it has consequences. It emphasizes seeking and keeping wisdom intentionally. Additional lessons encourage embracing suffering if it is God's will, giving thanks always, being at peace with change, letting go of offenses, being quick to apologize, maintaining contentment but not complacency, working hard, keeping desires in check, and maintaining optimism.

1. WhatI’ve
Learned…
from last week

2. • Constantly acquire the knowledge of God.
• Read your Bible everyday
• Practice stillness
• Love the Church unconditionally
• Stop trying to fix people

3. • Recognize every question doesn’t
need an answer
• Never be stingy with encouragement
• Be excellent in the little things
• Tithe your money
• Always be a blessing and never the
source of pain

4. • Be a better listener
• Never make important decisions while
emotionally charged
• Be brave and take calculated risk

5. WhatI’ve
Learned
Continued… Proverbs 1

6. Wisdom has benefits and the
lack of it, consequences.

7. Wisdom has benefits and the
lack of it, consequences.
Wisdom is not, “once acquired,
always acquired”. We must be
intentional to seek and keep it.

8. Wisdom has benefits and the
lack of it, consequences.
Wisdom is not, “once acquired,
always acquired”. We must be
intentional to seek and keep it.
Wisdom is often given from
one person to another.

9. Everyone suffers; so embrace it.
“It is better, if it’s the will of God, to
suffer for doing good than for doing
evil…and after you have suffered awhile,
may the God of all grace perfect,
establish, strengthen and settle you.”
1 Peter 3:17; 5:10
14.

10. In everything give thanks
“In everything give thanks; for this is the
will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18
15.

11. Be at peace with change
“To everything there is a season, a time
for every purpose under heaven.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1
16.

12. Establish traditions
“Therefore, brethren, stand fast and
hold the traditions which you were
taught, whether by word or by epistle.”
2 Thessalonians 2:15
17.

13. Be suspicious of your feelings
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and
desperately wicked; Who can know it?”
Jeremiah 17:9
18.

14. Let go of every offense
“I, myself always strive to have a conscience
without offense toward God and men.”
Acts 24:16
19.

15. Be quick to say, I’m sorry
“God resists the proud, but gives grace
to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:5
20.

16. Be content but not complacent
“Now godliness with contentment
is great gain.”
1 Timothy 6:6
21.

17. Give with utter generosity
“For we who live are always delivered to
death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of
Jesus also may be manifest in our body.”
2 Corinthians 4:11
22.

18. Be what God has made you,
nothing more
“For I know of nothing against myself,
yet I am not justified by this; but He who
judges me is the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 4:4
23.

19. Work hard.
“Nothing is better for a man than that he
should eat and drink, and that his soul
should enjoy the good of his labor. This
also I saw was from the hand of the Lord.”
Ecclesiastes 2:24
24.

20. Keep your desires in check
“The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall
not want.”
Psalm 23:1
25.

21. Maintain a sense of optimism
“‘Their souls shall be like a well-watered
garden, and they shall sorrow no more at
all… And My people shall be satisfied with
My goodness’, says the Lord.”
Jeremiah 31:12-14
26.

22. WhatI’ve
Learned