Wisdom From God

~ When you are being tested, you need to recognize your need of strength, and you must look for a greater resource to hold onto in the midst of the trial- God Himslef! The search for wisdom is man's supreme search. For those who know and love the Lord, He provides that wisdom.

This kind of wisdom is not philosophical speculated, but the absolutes of God's will - The divine wisdom that is pure and peaceable (James 3:17). Divine wisdom results in right conduct in all of life's matters. When some Christians go through troubles, their first response is to run to some other human resource. Although God may work through other believers, your initial response to trials should be to ask God directly for wisdom that will allow you to be joyous and submissive in finding and carrying out God's will. 

This verse here "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God" ( James 1:5) is a command to pray. it is as mandatory as Paul's instruction to "pray without ceasing" ( 1 Thess. 5:17). Trials are intended to drive us to  dependency on God by making us realize we have no sufficient human resources.

I believe God will provide the wisdom to understand any trial if we will ask Him. If we don't ask, the Lord may allow the trial to continue until we demonstrate that we learned to be dependent on Him through the trial. 

If you lack wisdom, you're command to ask God for it. Wisdom is never withheld from a believer who needs it and asks for it as he perseveres through a trial. Isn't that a wonderful promise? Sometimes we don't ask; we do everything but ask God. We ought to be on our knees crying out from our hearts for God to give us His direction. 

-- John Macarthur (reference- Truth for Today)

~ For the Lord gives wisdom- proverbs 2:6 ~