Expectations

Too often God does not move as we expect him to. Namaan (commander of an army) in 2 Kings was a leper who wanted to be healed and went to Elisha, the prophet in Israel:

2 Kings 5:9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha's house. 10 Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, "Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed."

11 But Naaman went away angry and said, "I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than any of the waters of Israel? Couldn't I wash in them and be cleansed?" So he turned and went off in a rage.

The man of God didn't behave as he expected. Maybe he was used to grand ceremonies and wanted something like that for his healing. But wasn't he missing the point here? The point was the healing, not the method. God doesn't need drama to heal your life, He just needs obedience. When Namaan saw the truth of this and went and washed 7 times in obedience, he was healed.