James 1:5-8 gives instruction on how to acquire wisdom. We read how wisdom sets a direction for Godly living and life in Proverbs, but what if we lack wisdom, how can we expect to live the life God has called us to? "If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking." (James 1:5). The instructions are simple but not necessarily easy. They don't end with just asking, for we must believe if we want to recieve. We can not believe that the gift of wisdom comes from anywhere else but God. We can not believe that if we work hard enough, we will gain wisdom, or with old age we will add more wisdom. We must think and believe that God has all wisdom and that if we contain any, it has come from God and God alone. It's not something we can earn. "But when you ask Him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind."
So, all we need to do is ask God for wisdom and believe that God is the one who can and will give us the wisdome we ask for.
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