The Way of Wisdom
ASK GOD WHO GIVES GENEROUSLY
All of us experience a gap between where we are and where we want to be. We want to be spiritually whole. We long for our lives in this world to “work.” Last week in James 1:1-4, we learned that the trials we endure are designed by God to get us to where we want to go. If trials are the vehicles, then wisdom is the way to wholeness. James 1:5-11, contains the first mention of “wisdom” in the letter and highlights our need to turn away from our own understanding and acknowledge God in all the various ways that will be examined throughout the rest of the book. And to get this wisdom, all we have to do is ask. And ask we can and ask we should. Because the foolish sinners that we are have become beloved sons and daughters before our God and Father through our faith in Christ the Son. Because God is rich with wisdom and ready to give it away without reservation. Because the wealth of this wisdom is a treasure no one can take from the "lowly," and remains the prize of prizes even to the one with plenty. Believe God has what we lack. Believe God will listen and answer. Be confident and ask away!