Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy. ~ 2 Kings 5:13-14 (NIV)

Anything you want, God, anything you want.
But not THAT! You don’t understand who I am!
You don’t understand what I can do for you!
I am persuasive, can speak eloquently, can bring people
to your way, make them understand your magnificence.
I can pay great sums of money, finance a worldwide campaign,
utilize the vast media resources for your cause, for your glory.
I am a person of influence, and talking one-on-one
to all the people I know — people of wealth, important leaders —
I can get the best of the best for your projects, for your goals.
But you want me to sit quietly for thirty minutes,
alone, telling no one? You want me to start the day and end it
thinking of you, of how my actions affect how you want my life?
You want me to read scripture, sermons, inspiration?
Who’s going to notice that? How’s that going to utilize
the resources I have to bring to your kingdom? Don’t you want me,
rather, to do some great thing? Don’t you? Please…