When you face a trial, do you
suddenly feel desperate and yearn for wisdom from God to handle it? “If any of
you lacks wisdom,” James writes, “he should ask God, who gives generously to all
without finding fault, and it will be given him” (James 1:5). Do you feel
overwhelmed by a hard circumstance and don't know where to turn? Turn to the
Lord and ask for His wisdom. You will receive divine abundant wisdom to know
what to do or not do in your situation. Sometimes we ask God why something has
happened, and we don't hear an answer. We are not meant to know “why” in all
circumstances. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher
than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:9). God lets you
know that you are not meant to have all the answers about why something has
happened. However, when you ask in faith for His help, you can trust Him to give
you divine wisdom to safely guide you through your circumstance.
James not only instructs to pray
for wisdom, but he tells you to pray believing you will receive it. If you pray
for wisdom and do not receive it, it is probably not because you don't have
enough faith. The Word says that faith the size of a little mustard seed can
move mountains. James identifies the problem as being “double minded”. Someone
who is double-minded does not live for God, but expects God to answer his
prayers. James says such a person is unstable in all his ways (James 1:8). God
does not grant wisdom to a person who is double-minded. Such a person should not
believe God is obliged to give him anything.... let alone His infinite wisdom.
On the other side, a single-minded person surrenders to God, and trusts in what
the Lord imparts. His mind is stable. He surrenders his whole life to God, and
He lives only for Him. He is well aware that if he lacks God's support, he will
fail. So when this single-minded person cries out to God for wisdom, He gives it
generously.
Do you feel you have faith
the size of a mustard seed, but can't move your mountain? It is not your place
to move your mountain. It is His. Focus on God's Word instead of your problem.
Focus on His power and promise. If you give all your energy to your problem
instead of seeking the Lord, you will be double-minded. “You will keep in
perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you”
(Isaiah 26:3). You become single-minded when you focus your mind and all
your energy on Him. Your problem is never the real issue. He is
the real issue. When you give Him your all, He grants you His greatest wisdom to
handle your problem.
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