Life is hard. I think most of us would agree. Knowing what to do and how to do it, can seem overwhelming. It is easy to get confused over even simple decisions sometimes, much less the serious ones.
We live in a world today, that is filled with information. We can go online and Google it. We can read any number of blogs and articles that advise us how to live. Post your questions and concerns on Facebook and I promise you, there will be no shortage of people willing to throw in their two cents. There actually still are a few bookstores and libraries that carry self-help books by the dozens and Amazon can ship them to you in a day or two. Stay up late and watch TV and there will be commercials that have telephone numbers you can call and have some psycho, I mean psychic tell you what the future holds, making your decisions easy, because they know how it will all turn out.
But Christians, yes, I’m talking to you, there is a better way. Dust off that Bible and get on your knees.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 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. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. - James 1:5-8
For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. Proverbs 2:6-8
God has spelled it out. If you lack wisdom, (don’t we all?), then ask God. That is called prayer. And if you ask God, God has promised to give wisdom generously to all, and He will do it without reproach.
But there are some conditions. You must ask in faith. You must not doubt. If you doubt, you won’t receive the wisdom you need and you will probably continue to flounder in your own decisions.
We must also walk in integrity and be upright. If we do that, God will not only give us the wisdom we need, He will be a shield to us and He will guard the paths of justice and watch your way.
Look at the world today. Look at our country. Look at the lives of so many. It is a mess. It is a mess because we are not seeking God’s wisdom. We are seeking our own and we are putting hope and faith in godless people and in man’s way. We have no integrity. Sadly, most of us don’t even have faith. Yes, I mean us Christians. We must stop simply believing in God and start believing God.
I provided two passages from God’s Word. They are promises from God to those who seek to follow Him and to live by faith. The application is simple. Humble yourself before Him, ask Him for the wisdom you need, and then believe what He tells you. He wrote a whole book that is filled with His counsel and His truth and we simply don’t follow His way.
Christian, do you believe God’s word? Then do what it says. Read His Word and know it, then believe it.
I leave you with one more scripture. I really suggest you commit it to memory. Even more so believe it and obey it.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
