52 Prayers from the Bible

A Prayer for Wisdom

⁵ Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him. ⁶ But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. ⁷ That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. ⁸ An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways. (James 1:5-8)

1. What is the object of prayer in the verse?
2. Why? (see verses 2-4)
3. How does God respond to the prayer for wisdom?
4. Why?
5. Have you ever prayed for wisdom?
6. What happened?
7. What does doubting have to do with it?
8. How can this story inform our prayers today?

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