Trust Him, it shouldn't be that hard...right?

Scripture I'm Reflecting on:  2 Kings 5:11
     "But Naaman became angry and stalked away, "I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!" he said.  "I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy and call on the name of the Lord his God and heal me!..."

Naaman wasn't pleased with God's plan for curing his disease.  He wanted it done his way.  He wanted a personal appearance from Elisha.  Essentially, he wanted to tell God how to cure him.  Fortunately his men talked some sense into him, or he would have gone on living a life with his disease because of his ignorance and lack of faith.

Reflection:
Have you ever told God how you want your prayer answered?  Have you ever thought that God should use this person to answer your prayer, give you that promotion, or fix that problem in a certain way?  I have.  I don't say it out loud, but I can't deny that I think it, regularly.  This is a habit we all have to try and avoid.  By telling God how to answer our prayers, we are limiting God.  God doesn't have limits.  He can answer your prayer any way He wants.  And if we trust God's way, we will surely find that His way is in our best interets.

When we get this idea in our head that we know how God should answer our prayers, it only leads to negative results.  It will lead us to thinking that our prayers haven't been answered, when in reality they may have already been answered, or are in the process of being answered.  It will also lead us to have reasons to think we have heard God wrong.  I can certainly attest to this, as I am currently seriously questioning everything I think I've heard from God.  Simply trusting God to do it His way, is a cure to all of these problems, and the ticket to a happier, and more fulfilled heart.  I am hopeful that by finding this trust, I can put an end to the questioning I am finding myself going through.

Final Thought:
This post almost makes me chuckle as I write it by how common sense the message is.  Don't limit God.  Let God do it His way, its better than our way.  Despite this very simple message, I find myself fighting it, fighting against God's way, when I think He is not answering my prayers.  I find myself disbelieving things I thought He has put on my heart when they don't work out the way I had envisioned.  If you can relate to this, join me in trying to change your attitude.  Join me in trying to just do one simple thing, Trust God's way.

The Bible is rich with stories of how God used unconventional ways and surprising people to achieve his goals.  God has used prositutues, servants, and even the Pharoah's daughter to answer the prayers of His people.  Don't let what seems like a closed door or an unconventional answer to a prayer cloud your faith.  Trust God.  All prayers will be answered when we do this.