Many of us are quick to condemn ourselves. We live on the edge of discouragement feeling like every decision we make is somehow the wrong decision. We always feel like we could have done better.
That level of insecurity causes us to read James' next words as a statement of condemnation. "Let him ask in faith, with no doubting: for he who doubts is like the waves of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. Let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord. He is a double minded man unstable in all his ways" (James 1:518).
He is not saying God will be so angry with our doubting that he will not give us wisdom. We know this because James just finished telling us that God gives wisdom without reproach (James 1:5). He is telling us if we doubt that God gives us wisdom, we will become so confused in our self doubting that we will continually change our minds. The entire situation we are facing will overwhelm us to the point of complete confusion and an inability to make a sound decision.
After you have sought God for wisdom, rest in his ability to guide you, and make the choice that seems best. It is not our ability to understand what God is saying that is the point. It is trust in God's ability to make his way clear to us.
