The Unconventional

“Elisha sent out a servant to meet him with this message: “Go to the River Jordan and immerse yourself seven times. Your skin will be healed and you’ll be as good as new.” Naaman lost his temper. He turned on his heel saying, “I thought he’d personally come out and meet me, call on the name of God, wave his hand over the diseased spot, and get rid of the disease. The Damascus rivers, Abana and Pharpar, are cleaner by far than any of the rivers in Israel. Why not bathe in them? I’d at least get clean.” He stomped off, mad as a hornet. But his servants caught up with him and said, “Father, if the prophet had asked you to do something hard and heroic, wouldn’t you have done it? So why not this simple ‘wash and be clean’?” So he did it. He went down and immersed himself in the Jordan seven times, following the orders of the Holy Man. His skin was healed; it was like the skin of a little baby. He was as good as new.”  2 Kings 5:10-14 MSG

God’s miracles, healings, directions, and blessings are like that of no other.  No two will ever be the same.  So, if you have a call on your heart to do something unconventional, something that makes no sense, but you feel strongly about it - then give it a shot.  Your non-conventional move may just be the key to the miracle, healing, direction, or blessing that God has awaiting you.  On the other hand, if nothing comes from your unusual move, then it’s one more notch in your belt of lessons learned, and we can all learn more lessons in life!!