“If any of you lacks
wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault,
and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt,
because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the
wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a
person is double-minded and unstable in all they do” (James 1:5-8).
When you are plagued
with trials, you know that you need wisdom. James writes that we should pray and
ask God for it. He gives wisdom generously. You may ask why something happens.
God wants you to know that you can trust Him, and that you might not need to
know the answer. His ways and thoughts are higher than yours. If you trust Him
and ask Him for the ability to handle your trial, He will give you spiritual
wisdom to deal with it. He will direct you in every trial that you
face.
In these verses James
not only imparts that you should pray for wisdom, but he tells you that you
should pray trusting and believing that God will provide. If you pray for wisdom
and feel you don't receive any, it is not because your faith is lacking. Faith
that is as small as a mustard seed is great enough to move mountains. James
identifies the problem as being double-minded. A double-minded man grabs hold of
“but what if”, and his faith depends on circumstance instead of placing what
little faith he has in God's faithfulness. A double minded man is also one who
sits on the fence and can't quite commit his mustard seed faith in God. His mind
has not been brought under the control of Christ. James writes that this man is
unstable in all his ways. Why should God grant him wisdom? However, a person who
is surrendered to the Lord, and believes in God's faithfulness, doesn't ask “but
what if?” He chooses to believe in God's unwavering promise. Instead of being
double-minded, He is single-minded in faith. He is focused on God's faithfulness
instead of his circumstance. He knows that without God's help, He will fail.
When this single-minded person cries for out for wisdom, He receives generously
from the Lord.
I don't know about
you, but I pray to always be single-minded, and never doubt God to supply His
wisdom to handle ever trial in my life. I don't want to be like a ship with no
anchor to hold me securely. Are you tired of waves buffeting you and sending
your mind in all directions? Bring your thoughts under the control of Christ,
and decide to believe in His faithfulness. Fight “what if”, and learn to believe
in “so what, I will trust Him”. He will reward you with His wisdom, and your
life will be safely secured.
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