Another lesson from Naaman. He had two simple instructions: go to the prophet Elisha and dip in the Jordan River. Instead, he meets with his king, they put together an offer of gold, silver and ten new clothing outfits and send them to the king of Israel. He thinks the Syrians are trying to trap him and gets dramatic. Once he finally does go to Elisha, he throws a fit about having to dip in the Jordan. He wants more pomp and circumstance. At the very least, give him a better body of water to dip in.
It’s at this point his servants say to Naaman, if he had told you to do something hard, you would have done it. But because it is simple, you won’t do it.
Many of us take this same attitude. We take a very simple task and complicate it.
The Christian life is simple – love God and love people.
Marriage is simple – stay faithful, express your love and prefer the other person.
Raising kids is simple – make sure they know you love them, keep them from bad influences and teach them that certain behaviors result in certain results.
Managing finances is easy – make some money, save some, give some and don’t spend more than the rest.
Don’t overthink it. Just handle the basics well and keep from complicating it.
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