Contemplative Bible Reading

James 1:5 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

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.

I live to improve. I want to be and do better everyday. I desire this to a fault. Yes, others don’t always share my enthusiasm for this, and that is my failing.

One of the problems with attempting to improve myself and those about me is that improvement for the future almost always appears to be criticism of the present. That, again, is my failing.

Note God’s aid to improvement. Want wisdom? Ask God. God gives it without criticism. Oh that I were to be more like God, but that is a desire for improvement and I have to take care that…