11-21-07 James 1:5-8

James 1:5-8 (NAS)
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
James 1:5-8 (NLT)
If you need wisdom—if you want to know what God wants you to do—ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. They can’t make up their minds. They waver back and forth in everything they do.
James 1:5-8 (Philips)
And if, in the process, any of you does not know how to meet any particular problem he has only to ask God—who gives generously to all men without making them feel guilty—and he may he quite sure that the necessary wisdom will be given him. But he must ask in sincere faith without secret doubts. For the man who doubts is like a wave of the sea, carried forward by the wind one moment and driven back the next. That sort of man cannot hope to receive anything from the Lord, and the life of a man of divided loyalty will reveal instability at every turn.

God has provided for every need that you have. If you do not understand what you need, He has provided for that as well. If you are destitute in any kind of knowledge or wisdom, you should ask Him for it. He will give, supply and furnish it in abundance. He will generously extend His open hand to you. He will not shame you or revile you as undeserving, but freely give yo you.

However, when you ask the Lord for anything, you must believe that He will hear you and answer you. You must be convinced that He will do what He said. Put all your trust and confidence in Him and His words. You should not try to decide if what the Lord tells you is right or wrong; it is not your place to judge God's words. Do not hesitate in carrying out His instructions. If you doubt, you appear hostile to the Lord and are in opposition to Him. You are like a dashing, surging wave of the sea that is driven and violently agitated by the wind. When you waver between hope and fear, you are as destructive as those wind tossed waves.
If your thinking is ruled by your emotions, which are as changeable as the winds and the waves, you will never receive anything from God's hand; you will never possess any of the promises that the Lord Jehovah has spoken to you. Your mind is divided and wavering; you are unstable and restless wherever you go and in whatever you do. The Lord your God is not able to appoint you to adminster any of His offices, for He cannot trust you to stand firm in the face of oppositon.

Therefore strive to believe what Yeshua tells you. You will possess the land that He has given you through His word. You will receive His blessing in every area of your life.