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.
JAMES 1:5
Do you know how some people can make you feel really stupid when you ask for information or seek advice? Well, God doesn't play those kinds of games. And He knows everything. He wants us to ask, and He wants us to know what we long to know. He doesn't enjoy putting us down.
But it would be really stupid to act cocky with God. Like I said, He knows everything, so for us to act like we're hot stuff makes Him sick. He not only knows the truth, He is truth--pure, like a diamond or a piece of pure gold. When His truth--when His Word--penetrates us, we are infused with illumination. We understand what is true. His truth in us keeps us from sinning because sins are lies, lies against our bodies, our minds, our souls, and our spirits. Truth won't allow them.
When we need wisdom or any other specific thing, it is fine for us to ask God for that. He will not play games or belittle us for the asking. But I am learning from years of praying for things, from my own insufficiencies to needs of those I love, to seek above all else more of Christ himself, more sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.
If I can widen my capacity to listen, to see, to sense the provision that comes with His presence, the specifics of today’s needs will be made clear. Wisdom will come when it is demanded. Peace and contentment will be given in the middle of the crisis because the solution doesn’t depend on my little powerhouse. The bonus result is JOY! And joy and peace are always the product of secure relationship and the earmark of the believer.
