My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. (Proverbs 2:1-5)
These verses teach me that understanding and knowledge and wisdom are not as simply found as some would have you to think. They must be cried after, sought and searched out. Sometimes there’s more there than meets the eye. Many times what meets the human (fallen) eye is not what’s there.