UNDERSTANDING
…….Get Understanding!Do not Forget,….(Prov. 4 :5)
…..with all thy getting, get understanding (Prov. 4:7)
Every great man
is a man of deep understanding. He understood matters pertaining to his
assignment. Understanding is giving a
mental focus to a subject matter in other to grasp its full meaning.
Understanding is what culminates in knowledge. Understanding is what births
action. It gives meaning to actions. What you do not understand you cannot act
on it. Understanding makes knowledge useful and applicable.
Understanding makes knowledge sweet.
It gives meaning
to knowledge. Without understanding knowledge is not in view. We cannot talk
about knowledge when we do not understand the information acquired. What we
call knowledge is collection of meaningful information. In the book of Acts it
was reported that the book of Isaiah was completely a foreign material to the
Ethiopian Eunuch because he did not understand what he was reading. Right in
front of this Eunuch is vital information that will turn his life round. He is
in contact with information that would rescue him from death and eternal
destruction. But he did not know. Why? Because he does not understand what he was
reading.
Understanding enthrones knowledge
Otherwise vital
information has not been effective in many people’s lives because they do not
understand that information. You cannot doubt what you understand. You can only
question what you do not understand. The place of understanding is therefore a
very vital step in the process of knowledge. Reading is great. But we cannot
keep reading what we do not understand. We cannot speed read through our
materials. The essence of reading is to gain an understanding of the subject matter.
Many people pride themselves as good readers without obtaining clear
understanding of what they are reading.. No task is impossible. Understanding
is what makes the difference. Where there is no understanding the task becomes
tedious. Without understanding possibilities looks impossible. Understanding is
what makes application of knowledge easy. Information misunderstood is
misapplied. You cannot practice what you do not understand. What you do not
understand you do not appreciate.
Understanding gives birth to action
The extent to
which you apply information is determined by the extent of your understanding
of that subject matter. You do not need to struggle with any examination if you
understand the subject matter. You cannot impact others with what you do not
practice. Impactful life is what culminates in greatness. Therefore without
proper understanding in any area of life, your greatness is not in view.
Actions lead to impactful life. Some people are never good at even the very
profession they have chosen. They never absorb what is needed to excel in their
own field of interest. Others run after a dozen of information without careful
digestion of that information for proper understanding.
It is true, we
are living in an information age but misunderstood information is good for
nothing. Seek to understand what you read. Digest the information. Analyze it
critically. Ask questions. Probe further. Compare with relevant materials.
Cross check the facts. Meditate on it several times until the truth is
un-earthed. This is where greatness
starts.
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