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Meditation 4.26
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On Saturdays, we consider a passage of Scripture:
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
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A matter of life
“Wisdom is applying the knowledge found in the Bible to our daily lives. It’s more than an intellectual or even a moral response, it is an emotional response to the Scriptures, a trembling at the Word and also a delight in it. The fear of the God of the Word is the beginning of wisdom. We can also say that delight in the God of the Word is the beginning of wisdom. So wisdom is true Christianity lived out day by day.” Geoff Thomas
I tend to ask God for wisdom in particulars but He tends to give it to us as Samuel mentions in first post. I suppose we are then to apply it. Which means we have to read the Scriptures diligently to see how it is done. And prayer. And listening to folks who have gone before. So much work applying what He so freely gives.. So much easier if He just gave us the writing on the wall.
I appreciate that the first verse appears in its complete context. It is common for Mormon Missionaries to cite the first verse as an invitation to receive the “burning in the bosom” that the Book of Mormon is true. But the second verse supplies the necessary precondition for the prayer. Such wisdom is sought in faith, not by asking for faith.
God grants His wisdom to those who trust Him for it.