Sometimes I have not because I ask not. Such is the case with wisdom. James encouraged his readers looking for more to go to the source:

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

When I cannot see through the mists, I should appeal for help from the Lord. Who better to ask?

Then I must remain open to his mode of answering. Perhaps the Lord will send a lightning bolt to carve instructions into my driveway. More likely I’ll hear from a friend, or a catch a line in a sermon, or a Bible passage I’ve skimmed dozens of times in the past will suddenly shine.

God dispenses wisdom in myriads of ways. But to get some I gotta be humble enough to ask.

James 1 in Through the Bible in 2024

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