We are wired to communicate. That’s one of the reasons that mobile phones and text messaging are so popular. But how we communicate is also important. How (and why) you communicate with God is crucially important, as James 1:5–8 points out.
Ask God for wisdom! Do you need wisdom? Ask God! In the Old Testament wisdom is God’s gift. It is related to God, but involves practical knowledge. See Proverbs 8. Wisdom is related to the Holy Spirit, Exodus 31:3. Although the context is the construction of the Tabernacle for the worship of God, the wisdom and skill in craftsmanship extended far more generally. God delights in hearing and answering this prayer, Luke 11:13! God’s gift of wisdom enables you to persevere in trials and testings, James 1:2–4.
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