She (wisdom) is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and happy are all who retain her.

Proverbs 3:18

Wisdom, something gained over time, through life's experiences, that helps you make better choices and right decisions. In today's verse, wisdom is compared to a tree. If you know much about a tree it has a strong root system that grows wider and deeper each year, providing more strength and ability to tap into new sources of water and nutrients. It's green leaves collect the suns rays to produce it's own food that makes it grow each year. If you were to cut into the tree, you would see growth rings. Each ring's width represents how well it grew by utilizing the resources around it to grow. 

Reality check, how tall is your tree of wisdom? Have you used years of poor choices to help make better decisions for tomorrow? When we learn from our mistakes and avoid duplicating them over and over, our tree grows and gets stronger. Right decisions and living within the will of God provides much nutrition and helps you grow in wisdom. But, you need to keep your heart and mind well fed with God's word and choose to do right. Wisdom doesn't come easy, it takes years of seasonal droughts and periods of powerful storms that grow and strengthn you. 

Wisdom is gained with every storm of life. Use them to grow your wisdom bank, so your future choices and decisions will be sound and God honoring. Soak up God's word to provide the internal nutrition needed to grow big and tall. The shade of wisdom you provide others will be refreshing to those who find comfort in receiving your wise words. Have a blessed day friend.