“But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 (NET)
If you read the earlier verses before proffering the solution (asking in faith) to those who lack wisdom (see James 1: 2-4), it starts by building a case of how a "wise believer" should respond when faced with many trials:
"...consider it great joy..."
Do you know a faithless "believer" can't please God?
You cannot say you are grumbling, complaining and whining over everything that goes wrong or inconveniences you and think you are responding with great joy. When we do, it shows our lack of faith in God who wants to equip us with the patience virtue while waiting on Him.
Trials are like darts targeted at our faith with an aim to shift our focus away from God. Although it differs from one believer to another, never think your case is peculiar as all cases have one aim.
For those of us who may have realized we are not as wise and ask God with reservations or doubts, James 1: 7-8 (NET) tells us
“For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord, since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.”
We will be worse-off to compound our foolishness if we only get this close to "completeness" only to doubt as we won't only be stuck in our folly (complaining, grumbling or praying away that which will produce patience in us); we won't receive ANYTHING from God.
In summary, if we are wise it translates to the following:
Many Trials -> Patience -> Completeness/Perfection
Are you wise?
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