"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him."
To me this verse is speaking directly about our relationship with God and how we are able to come freely to Him. The wisdom that he speaks of is the our complete surrender to Him which gives us a deeper understanding of God's Word. We need this wisdom given to us by God in order to live a free and fulfilled life. It gives us the ability to decipher right from wrong and it also shows us how we should love as Christ has loved. If we stumble, or we are slipping or moving away from Him, then we are able to freely come to Him and not only confess, but we can also ask God to give us wisdom and show us the right way. This wisdom and Grace is given to everyone who asks of it. It is not limited. God wants us to know and understand how much He loves us. We may feel ashamed of something we have done, yet God still pours out His Grace on us. All we have to do is come to Him and ask. We need to humble ourselves before God and expose ourselves completley.
In the surrounding verses to this text James is talking about how as Christians we will go through many trials, but we should think of them as a blessing because it will give us patience and help us grow closer to Him. He is there for us when we cry out to Him. All we need to have is faith.
There are other references in scripture where we are told to ask of God. In Matthew 7:7-8 Jesus says, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks recieves, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." In these verses, Jesus is reiterating the closeness of our relationship with Him. He should be our best friend, someone we can talk to about anything.
Application:
Today I will make a list of things that hinder me , and i will surrender those things unto Him every morning and pray for His widom and His guidance.
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