Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul

by Hannah Anderson

At some level, this definition of foolishness is difficult to accept because we tend to associate the ability to make good decisions with the accumulation of knowledge. We tend to believe that coming to a good decision is simply a matter of collecting the right data and processing it mentally. So we rely on “expert” advice (whether that advice comes from a PhD or lifestyle blogger), and the more facts we gather, the more confident we become. But the Scripture roots wisdom in something else entirely; the Scripture roots wisdom in submitting to God. In this sense, a fool is not unwise because she does not have enough facts; she is unwise because she doesn’t submit to the source of wisdom Himself.