Even though sometimes the Lord's leading seems contrary to what our own thoughts on the matter might be. God does not promise us an easy path to Heaven, but He does promise us a safe one. Not just His statutes, but the way of His statutes. He is determined to follow that way faithfully no matter how difficult the road. He is a sojourner in a hostile world and needs God's leading home.
Understanding is better than knowledge.
A man can fill his head full of knowledge and still have no real understanding of what he is doing. In high school geometry I had to get before the class and prove that. In college I worked with a fellow student and we put in concrete driveways, patios, and sidewalks. I was challenged on that one day, and had to sit down and prove that it was true. I had the knowledge, but not the understanding.