"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." — James 1:5
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In 1st Kings 19, when Elijah was despondent and ready to forsake his commission as a prophet he found that the Lord was not in the earthquake or the fire but in “a still small voice.”
Isaiah speaks of that small voice guiding us as well, "And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.” — Isaiah 30:21
Jesus can reveal himself directly or through visions or dreams (“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,.. Hebrews 1:1)” but we have now a more sure word of prophecy (2nd Peter 1:19) revealed to us through His word the Bible.
If you lack wisdom ask God for it (James 1:5), and the surest place to hear a response from him is in the pages of scripture. That still small voice will lead you to the instruction that you need.
“For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6
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