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"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding." (Prov. 4:7) How do you get wisdom? 1) Be humble. If you're not willing to acknowledge that beliefs you held in the past were wrong, none of the means of wisdom-getting will help. ("The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction." - Prov. 1:7) 2) Read the Bible. All of it. A lot. Apart from the attitude of humility and submission we bring to it, knowing Scripture is THE principle means of growing in wisdom. In order to think biblically, you have to know the Bible. In order to easily and effectively measure things against the standard of Scripture, you have to be heavily familiar with it. Familiarity is developed with usage. Just read it -- again and again. Study is good, but it's also slow. Not everything has to be study; just READ it. And don't ignore portions you find difficult, uncomfortable, or boring. 3) Develop a habit of asking, "What does the Bible say about ____?" "Is this thing I'm reading/hearing consistent with Scripture?" Practice this until it's as natural as breathing to do this *automatically* every time you take in information or ideas. (This is much harder to do if you don't have much familiarity with the Bible, which is why #2 is so important.) "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." (Rom. 12:2) 4) Ask God for wisdom. Maybe this should have been first. But it only helps so much to ask for wisdom if you're not going to live in a manner that leads to wisdom. The primary way God gives us wisdom is through His Word. "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." (Ja. 1:5) 5) Seek out the wise. Keep company with them, and seek their counsel when called for. "He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed." (Prov. 13:20)

I'm seeing a concerning trend of advertising from conservative companies claiming to be providing education "without ideology." Folks, education without ideology doesn't exist. Thinking you can separate the two is what got us into the mess we're in, in the first place. *Everyone* has bias. *Everyone* has a worldview. The only real questions are "which one?" and "are you AWARE of yours?" Perhaps these companies are just trying not to trigger censorship bots by specifying *which* ideologies their products are free of, but I'm concerned they've fallen into the trap of simply being *unaware* of their *own*. And that's dangerous, too, even if the ideology itself is a sounder one.

Balance. Integrity. Glory to God. This is the kind of BIG impact we, as Christian homemakers, want our lives and homes to have. Yet all too often we're too busy being overwhelmed by all. the. things. Learn to strip away all the outside expectations and be effective at what really matters, by learning to use who you Are, what you Believe, and Conduct-driving Concepts to take dominion over your life, to-do list, and your own little corner of the world.