Do any of you need wisdom? Ask God for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So, He will give you wisdom. But when you ask God, you must believe. Don’t doubt Him. Whoever doubts is like a wave in the sea that is blown up and down by the wind. - James 1:5-6
Have you been asked for advice and, as you were sharing your thoughts, wondered why this person came to you in the first place? They don’t seem to want to know. They’re not even listening.
One of my sons, now in his thirties, came to me recently for some advice on a difficult issue that he was dealing with. First off, as a Mom I felt incredibly privileged that he would even ask me. And secondly, of course I shared some wisdom with him. What a joy.
Which, I strongly suspect, is what it must be like for God when we ask Him for His wisdom.
Do any of you need wisdom? Ask God for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So, He will give you wisdom. But when you ask God, you must believe. Don’t doubt Him. Whoever doubts is like a wave in the sea that is blown up and down by the wind.
We always look at the first part of this scripture. But now, let’s think about that second bit. Do you imagine, when my son came to me, that he ever doubted (even for a second) that I would give him my best advice? Of course not!
So why is it that when we’re hard pressed and we go to God and pray, “Lord, help me with this. What am I not seeing? How do I get through this?” … we doubt Him. We wonder whether He’s even there, let alone listening.
This is what happened to Peter, when He received the instructions to “Come”. He doubted and took His eyes off of Jesus and onto the winds and waves…and he began to sink.
Look, when you ask God for wisdom, just believe. Don’t doubt. If you doubt, you’ll be like a wave in the sea that’s blown to and fro by the wind.
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