Unshackled Moments ~ August 22 ~ Take A Dirty Bath

Naaman had leprosy and went to the prophet Elisha for help and healing. You can read the stroy in 2 Kings 5, but the gist of the story is that he was told to go wash in the Jordan river seven times. He did it and was cleansed and healed. Sometimes we go to God for help and we get "Your faith has made you whole, take up your bed and walk." But sometimes we have to go get in some dirty water seven times to get clean. We want to respond like Naaman did at first sometimes with a "that doesn't make any sense!" or "that's stupid! How is dirty water going to make me clean?" or "why can't I just have what I need now without all this going to the river stuff?" But it's not about the water being clean or dirty, and it's not about going under enough times or not too many times. It's about obedience. Sometimes God just wants to see us willing to trust that He will do what He promised and obey even when it doesn't make sense and or doesn't involve instant gratification. Today let us be quick to obey and let God worry about the why and how of it all.