When Namaan went to the prophet, he expected to be miraculously healed in a marvelous way. Maybe some lightning, or the appearance of a supernatural being to cure him of his leprosey. But, that wasn't what happened. The prophet told him to go dip in the dirty river Jordan and be healed. He was FURIOUS! That was beneath him in so many ways. It took a servant to remind him of the point to the whole matter. "Namaan, do you want to be healed or not? Then go jump in the stupid river!"
It takes alot for us humans sometimes to accept what God wants from us. We often look for the Lord to bless us in BIG ways, perhaps in front of everyone. We expect that we'll do great things for God, and that's what we seek after. We want the gifts that everyone recognizes (healing, prophecy) instead of helps, because who notices that?
God, however, is more interested in what comes of our hearts. Submission to the simple creeds of life. Obedience even when it seems stupid, or might get you laughed at. Or, how about, just obedience for obedience's sake- when no one is looking, and it seems that it doesn't matter to anyone in the world.
Be faithful in the LITTLE things. They are what God is looking at.
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