“ But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” James 1:6 (ESV)
Yesterday we considered God's invitation to ask Him when we need wisdom – and that is nearly always. And we read the promise that He gives wisdom to all and is generous in giving it. Today we learn that when we ask God for wisdom we are to do it with a heart and mind free of doubt and full of faith. Doubt, something we all experience, needs to be extinguished with the promises God has given us. We trust that God will give us wisdom and after asking for it and we move forward believing and knowing it is being provided. But if we doubt, we lose that confidence and our decisions become uncertain. “Yes,” we say, “we asked but do we really have wisdom?” Yes, He promised it. Does a wave of the ocean know when it is going to break here or there? No. Such actions are caused by the wind and currents underneath. Let's not be driven like a wave in our decisions, let's instead believe that when we ask, we will have, and then decide with confidence in that wisdom to make the right choice.
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