Mattix Montoge

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. 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. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. (James 1:5-7 NLT)

The unknown tends to make us anxious. It is these times we ask for wisdom, but often we are really asking for a crystal ball, or we are asking with one hand holding on to our little box we try to keep hidden from God called "just in case.". Both of these are useless. A crystal ball will not change our hearts, and a backup plan just shows that our God isn't big enough for us. I don't think He likes either of these.

That is why our Lord reminds us that what we seek; (wisdom) only comes from Him. What is wisdom? It isn't the future, it isn't a contingency, it is seeing things from his perspective, in the context of his authority, his plan, his power.

This perhaps one of the few instances where God says, "sure you want to use me as a vending machine? Sure. Go ahead. I will give you more wisdom than you ever wanted. The jackpot. The motherboard. I only have one requirement of you. Empty your pockets. Go all in. Anything else and I don't play that game."





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