Ask God for Wisdom

We have seen in our last posts that as Christians we do go through various trials. No matter what the trial is for, there is a reason and purpose! Ask God to give you wisdom in your understanding of the trial so that you may grow spiritually.


James 1:5-8 'If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.'

Warren Wiersbe said “Knowledge is the ability to take things apart, while wisdom is the ability to put them together. God wants us to ask Him for wisdom. In fact, it is in the Greek Imperative mode, meaning it is a command not a suggestion. The wisdom we are talking about is to seek God's guidance as we go through the various trials. When we seek God's guidance we are saying 'I don't want to waste this opportunity to spiritually grow in my Christian walk. Show me what you want me to do, teach me what you want me to learn. Seeking God in the midst of your trial.'

Verse six tells us that not only are we to Ask but that we are to ask in Faith. Does it do any good to ask for God‟s guidance if we don‟t believe He will answer the prayer ~ No.
Verse eight says that we are double minded when we ask for wisdom but have doubt in the answer. In fact, James compares the doubting believer to the waves of the sea, up one minute and down the next. It is easy to say, "I believe God is going to work this out,‟ but then we find ourselves keeping one hand in there as if to say "well if I don't see results soon, I will do this or that to solve the problem‟. Are we really letting God in the driver's seat or are we trying to sit on half the seat grabbing the steering wheel? We don't know what the day may hold; therefore, we need to ask for God's wisdom each morning to face the various issues of life. The more we seek God in every aspect of our lives the more we will grow in maturity.