Wisdom is the ability to navigate life well. We long to find the right response, the right words, the right approach as we face suffering or success, and as we manage relationships. The New Testament Epistle of James offers us the opportunity to pluck the practical wisdom of a disciple of Jesus and challenges us to make the choice to apply it to our lives everyday. Join us as we examine the tried-and-true wisdom of James—and discover how living out a wise faith can impact all aspects of our lives.
Carve out time and identify 2-3 areas in which you lack wisdom and ask God for it – every day this week. Get practical – what’s on your mind? What is the next big decision you need to make? Identify a couple of areas you lack wisdom and ask God for it.
Now, hearing Him..
Here are a few tools to help you hear God speak wisdom into your life – maybe even in those areas you’ve identified.
Check out a prior message “Right Paths” from the Psalm 23 series (Psalm 23:4 from November 14 & 15, 2015)
Book recommendation: “The Power of a Whisper” by Bill Hybles
Identify an area in which you’re ignoring God and STOP IT. Just stop.
Verse for the Week: James 1:5-8
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. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
