• What is wisdom?
• How do we get wisdom?
• Why would we want wisdom? What benefits does it give us? (hint: check out Proverbs 2:10-15)
• What is the condition for receiving wisdom? What must we do to receive it?
• How does God describe someone that doubts?
• What should we expect from God if we doubt? Why do you think that is?
• What areas of your life do you want (or need) God's wisdom?
• How does this relate to the last section on trials and perseverance?
• What's the one thing we need to understand from this passage?

• What places in my life is my faith tested?
• How can I persevere through the trial(s)?
• What ways has God given me to persevere, and to prepare for persevering further trials?
• Meditate on the goal: the trial will make you mature and complete.
• Pray to God parts of James 1:2-4
  • I KNOW that the testing of my faith develops perseverance.
  • Perseverance MUST finish its work so that I may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

When trials (big or small) come up this week:

1. Pray to God as soon as you realize you're going through a trial.
2. Tell Him you KNOW you have this trial so you develop perseverance.
3. Tell Him you KNOW that this will let you grow and become more dependent on Him.
4. Thank Him for the trial, because it will make you a stronger Christian, and will bring you closer to Him.
5. Ask for His help in continuing to persevere, and His help in solving the trial.