Wisdom

“If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.”

‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I awoke after a troubling dream this morning. My daughter and son in law were in the dream. They were with me in a church service, however, I was not what you would call engaged with either the service or them and ended up being attacked by some wayward youths in the toilet. You might say I could have done with wisdom: to speak to family, to engage them in the service and to be engaged with what God was doing. I was off doing my own thing.

This scripture speaks to me. I must ask for wisdom and not just float along in the flesh. All night I was battling a headache and not feeling well. Why I did not rebuke it beats me. I put up with being attacked and had a bad night’s sleep. 

There are so many areas where I need to ask for wisdom: study, family, friends, and finance. Bumbling along is not good enough. The Spirit was given to us as a guide, but how many times do we ask for guidance?

Ask, and it shall be given! Amen!