Obstacle of Wrong Expectations

[S] 2 Kings 5:11-12 --

¹¹But Naaman was furious and went away and said, "Behold, I thought, 'He will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.'

¹²"Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.

[O] Naaman already had a clear expectation of how he should've been treated by Elisha before meeting Elisha (or at least tried to meet him). And when Elisha's response did not match his expectation he was furious and left in a rage. He flushed his opportunity of healing from God down the drain because of his own disappointments. I couldn't believe how much I related to Naaman's response here because so many times I go to God expecting Him to respond to me in a certain manner or way and when God responds to me in His way, then I get all worked up about it and lose focus of why I went to Him in the first place due to my upset emotions. For Naaman, though, thanks to his faithful servant's adivce he went ahead and obeyed Elisha's commands which brought healing from God as promised.

[A] When I go to God, I must surrender all of my own expectations and only have a humble heart of obedience to the fullest even if it may seem rediculous to me. Right now, as I'm getting involved with setting up the foundation for a small group ministry I have gone before God to show me clear direction -- I want to be extra cautious about having an open mind to receive whatever He says to me with the readiness of following it to the fullest.

[P] Dear God, thank You for caring for me all the time even when I do not trust in You 100%. You also care for me such that if I obey Your ways even when I do it out of obligation, Your will is realized through my own life. I ask for a humble and obedient heart so that I would gladly follow and enjoy the excitement of sensing Your wonderful power. Please guard and guide my family members each and every day. In Jesus' name. Amen.