Jas 1:5-8
(5) If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
(6) But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
(7) For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
(8) A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
God is a giver. That is His nature. God is willing to give more than we are wanting to have.
Verse 5 in the NIV reads:
"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."
God does not find fault. He will not examine whether there is something wrong with you. He will not count it against you even if you blew it. He just wants to give.
Only that we ask in faith. Not doubting. Because if we ask full of faith, the excercise of that wisdom will also be full of faith. The excercise of that wisdom will also be firm, with confidence and in righteousness.
A double minded man shall not receive from God. He is unstable. He keeps bouncing from one thought to another and couldn't make up his mind. He thinks "maybe it's wrong, maybe it's ok..." or, "could this be true? maybe not..."
But a man of faith stands firm and full of confidence because he knows who it is in whom he believes.
(5) If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
(6) But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
(7) For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
(8) A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
God is a giver. That is His nature. God is willing to give more than we are wanting to have.
Verse 5 in the NIV reads:
"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."
God does not find fault. He will not examine whether there is something wrong with you. He will not count it against you even if you blew it. He just wants to give.
Only that we ask in faith. Not doubting. Because if we ask full of faith, the excercise of that wisdom will also be full of faith. The excercise of that wisdom will also be firm, with confidence and in righteousness.
A double minded man shall not receive from God. He is unstable. He keeps bouncing from one thought to another and couldn't make up his mind. He thinks "maybe it's wrong, maybe it's ok..." or, "could this be true? maybe not..."
But a man of faith stands firm and full of confidence because he knows who it is in whom he believes.
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