Being Guided in Wisdom's Paths

Mosiah 2:36 says:

[36] And now, I say unto you, my brethren, that after ye have known and have been taught all these things, if ye should transgress and go contrary to that which has been spoken, that ye do withdraw yourselves from the Spirit of the Lord, that it may have no place in you to guide you in wisdom's paths that ye may be blessed, prospered, and preserved --

I like to change this scripture and phrase it positively: ... the Spirit of the Lord ... may have place in you to guide you in wisdom's paths that ye may be blessed, prospered, and preserved.

So the Holy Ghost guides those how follow Him in wisdom's paths. Too me, wisdom's paths means that we don't make all sorts of mistakes in this life. Life isn't a crap shoot where you get what you get. Things go more successfully. The person knows that he has been bless and prospered beyond his own capability. He is preserved in tough times.

Here's a poem quoted by Elder Boyd K. Packard:

With thoughtless and impatient hands
We tangle up the plans
The Lord hath wrought.
And when we cry in pain He saith,
“Be quiet, man, while I untie the knot.”

It might take time for the Lord untie the knots that we create in our lives.