Finding Wisdom

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. James 1:5-8

Wisdom is something that we all desire, but seem to have the hardest time finding. I love these verses and have quoted them quite frequently to myself, to others, and to God in prayer. It is important that we ask for wisdom and the Bible tells us plainly that when we do, it will be given to us. But, sometimes I still have a hard time figuring out what to do in a situation. Why? I have prayed for wisdom so why doesn't the Lord give it to me like He says He will?

The Bible tells us that if we doubt we will not receive anything from the Lord because we are like "a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind". I don't think this necessarily just means if we are having trouble believing that God can give us wisdom, but more that we are doubting that His wisdom is the right choice for us. God is not going to give us wisdom in a situation just so we can throw it into our "suggestion" pile. He is only going to give us His wisdom if we are willing to obey.

Chris Tiegreen says, " If we are only requesting His advice, He will not give it. He only gives solutions to be implemented, not suggestions to consider."

God is not an advice column. He is Almighty God, full of wisdom and understanding. When we ask for His wisdom on an issue, we must be willing to obey what He says. Otherwise, we will continue to be tossed about from one suggestion to the next.

Ask God to give you wisdom today in your daily decisions and commit to obey what He says.