Wisdom

DEVOTION
JAMES
WISDOM
James 1:5
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
NIV
Wisdom is one of the greatest needs in my life. I do not seek wisdom regarding the world and how to achieve great things or become successful in the ways of the world, but to have wisdom regarding the things of God. I want to know him more than I do now. It is not a matter for me to spend all my energy to be holy, but to know God. I think the more I know him the more I will live according to his will. He has already made me holy, he has already set me apart, and I cannot be holy because of my life. It is impossible for me to set myself apart, he must do that, but I can gain wisdom and yet that is from him as well. Solomon was considered the wisest man to live, yet I do not understand why I cannot be as wise. God says if I lack wisdom and ask him he will give me wisdom and give it to me generously and he will not find any fault. So why can’t I have as much wisdom as Solomon? Maybe I have not truly been asking God for it. No, I have asked and I believe he is in the process of giving me that wisdom. Is that prideful? No, it is God who gives; it is his wisdom, not mine. But still is that prideful to say I have God’s wisdom? Why would he tell me to ask for it and say he will generously give it, not just to me, but to all who ask? I certainly do not look for wisdom from other men. I do not seek it from any other source then God. He is the author of wisdom and he is the giver of wisdom and all I need to do is ask him for it because I know without any doubt I do not have enough wisdom.