You see James is honest about a question that plagues you and me. One that we may not ask explicitly very often, but one that is way down deep in our hearts. James asks the very same question. Instead, God teaches that wisdom reveals itself in a different way. Wisdom reveals itself in peace and purity and in a willingness to yield.
Wisdom reveals itself in gentleness and mercy, in forbearance and patience.
You see, wisdom is rooted not only in one's head, but also in one's heart and one's life. Wisdom is rooted in life, as you all teachers out there prepare those lesson plans and incarnate them in the classroom. As Chris Sullivan works as a professor to teach the students well. The end result we seek is not person's whose heads are bursting with knowledge, not simply that. But also maturity and character and individual development.