The Little Things of Life

2 Kings 5:1-6

1  Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

2  And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

3  And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

4  And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

5  And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

6  And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

There are certain things in life which are so little but they make great difference in all that we do.

Please your Master

Naaman was captain of the host of Syria’s king and one thing to note here is that, he was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master.

It is important that when we have the privilege to be appointed into position, we discharge our roles and responsibilities with all diligence. We must seek to please the people that put us into positions.

You will often hear people say things like, “I am not here to please anyone, I please only God”. No, that cannot be true. If someone employs you, then you need to please that person who employed you.

In pleasing you employer, I am not referring to eye service, not only when your employer is watching you. You do well whether you are being watched or not being watched.

By all indication, Naaman was not engaged in eye service or lip service, but rather discharged himself honorably. He was deemed a great and honorable man by his master because by him, the Lord had given victory to Syria. That means that he made a big contribution to the king.

It is important that in organization you find yourself, do not just be an addition but seek to be a great contributor.

When you are not in church, the church must feel that indeed you are not, there because of the role you play.

Impact your Environment through Excellent Service

There are people who leave an organization, and no one even notices that they have left, just because their presence does not make a difference. We must seek wherever we are found to make a difference. Let is be said about you that, “by you, God has brought great success to your church, organization, family or team”.

Naaman was also a mighty man of valor; meaning he was a person of excellence. He was dependable and valuable. It is my prayer that you get such accreditations.

There is No One Perfect

Regardless of all that Naaman was, he still had a “but”. He was a leper. One thing we must all admit in dealing with the little things of life is this:

Everyone dead, alive or yet to be born has some form of limitation, in one way or another.

There is no one perfect. This includes

the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac etc

the prophets, Moses, Elijah and Elisha etc

the kings, David, Solomon, Saul etc

the apostles, Peter, James, John etc

The church fathers, Paul, Barnabas etc

Each of these people had a “but”, and it is important that we admit that we are all not encompassing; never perfect in all aspects of life. Our limitations however may not be the same. It is amazing to find out that, people and institutions, including churches, which claim so much perfection, have so many limitations. One key limitation in such individuals or institutions is that, they fail to see good in others and to appreciate others.

Deal with Haughtiness

the appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainfu

For any individual or institution who think so highly of themselves as perfect above all others; that thought alone is a limitation.

You can be a great leader, prophet or pastor with many gifting and achievements and a huge following, but not liking or appreciating people. That perception alone is a limitation in itself.

There are some limitations which are so obvious, and for such, people can easily identify and see that this person is like this or that. We often tend to see such situations as highly grievous. However, is it more grievous to despise people in your heart and to elevate yourself to the position of God in the eyes of others. This is having a luciferian attitude; the spirit that says that

I will ascend to the most high

I am like God

I want to be worshipped

I want to be honored

I this, I that…

You will often find great people on earth, yet having this “but”. May God help you as read this right now, to search your heart diligently and ask yourself:

what are the limitations in my life

what are the buts in my life

what is it that I need to deal with

It may be something very little, but that can really derail you if you fail to deal with it in time.

These little foxes are those that destroy the vine.

It is important that we deal with the little things in our lives.

Do Not Abuse Opportunity

2  And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

This maid was a prisoner of war but by divine providence found herself also in the corridors of power.  There are many a time, we do not know how God does what He does and how He places us in places of authority that we do not deserve. Only God can give “nobody’s” divine access to people in power or authority.

Never see opportunities that come your way as a right, rather see them as a privilege.

John 3:27

27  John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

11  I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

This maid could have been serving in any part of the refugee camp, but here was she having access to Naaman’s wife as an attendant.

The moment you see an opportunity as a divine privilege, your attitude shifts from pride to humility, and from complaint to gratitude; that is when He continues to do more for us.

Let go of the Past

It can be deduced from the verses 2 and 3 that this maid was a good servant. If she had any bitterness in her, she would not have recommended a solution to her madam’s husband’s problem.

There are some of us who harbor bitterness and resentment from issues from the past; this becomes a snare to us, while the other person it is directed at may not even know.

You end up hurting yourself over and over again. This is the time to let that pain and hurt go. You must not continue to live your life in pain.

There are people today who do not trust anybody nor do they want to go into any form of relationship with anyone because of certain hurtful and disappointing experiences in the past.

The fact that you were brought up in a hostile environment does not mean you must distrust and dislike everyone as a means to hurt other people back. This is the time to let it all go.

Matthew 11:28

28  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Anytime you rehearse things from the past, you just hurt yourself over and over; so I pray for you this afternoon that my God grant you the grace to let go of every hurt from the past and let God in.

In Ghana we sometimes makes make the statement that, “You are innocent until you are proven guilty”, however when you make the attempt to go to some other countries such as the U.S.A. you are seen as guilty until you are proven innocent and for that reason they must take you through visa screening.

Some people live their lives like that, seeing everyone as guilty and suspicious. Some people are hurt about disappointments in church so much that they suspect every pastor they meet as a potential fraudster. Because one person hurt you, now all pastors are guilty.

If you live your life in hurt and suspicion, you will see gold and by pass it, just like many others who have seen gold in it’s raw state and bypassed it.

Stop Bitterness before it Stops you

Another thing to learn from this maid is that, she was not seeking her personal interest. As a slave girl, she could simply mind her business and not be bothered about the issues of the general. But in here we see her showing concern beyond her personal interests.

This was a similar case like Joseph in prison who was able to detect from the continuance of 2 prisoners that something was wrong. By that he asked them what was wrong and helped them with their dreams. It is interesting to note that the interpretation of the dreams is what became the channel to Joseph’s ascension from prison.

Joseph could have lived in bitterness because of all the false accusations and misjudgment that he had endured from his former employer but he let it all go and focussed on God. He continued to be good to everyone without reservation.

There are people today who were framed up for one reason or the other and are still holding onto that bitterness.

There are people who do not want their siblings or children to marry from particular tribes just because of previous experiences.

You must not pay innocent people with the evil that others did.

Close Proximity to Authority is a Privilege, not a Right

The place this girl was serving was a place of privilege, not a right. Do not see your close proximity to authority as a right. There was no way this girl would’ve known that the whole country’s revered had leprosy, if not because she was brought so close. It is not everybody that can be brought so close to authority and still be the same. Some people must be kept away from the corridors of power because it can destroy them. If this girl was not brought so close, she would never have known. If you are ever privileged to get close to a great man of God or a important person in society, and by that proximity you see certain things or you detect certain things, do not treat it as if you had a right to that knowledge; treat it as a privilege.

Do not Betray The Trust of Your Authorities

You must never betray the trust that was reposed in you, else you lose great opportunities.

This girl saw it that the general had a limitation; she did not go about broadcasting to everybody, she did not even talk to the general himself, but she followed protocol by going to her mistress because after all, she reported to the mistress. So she told her mistress, “mama please there is something i have seen and here is the possible solution”. This is the only reason why she survived, assuming she went about broadcasting it, it is possible that her condition would have worsened. Something bad might have happened to her.

There are people who do not keep their mouths shut; people who cannot close their eyes when they ought to close their eyes. If you behave like this and thing that well, i have the right of proximity, and so I can behave the way I want, you will deprive yourself of any future opportunity.

it is my prayer that God will help you to know how to assess places of influence and how not to take proximity for granted.

Deal with Limitation

It is my prayer that you seek and search your heart if there is any weakness if there is any but, everyone knows u to be beautiful, and to be great and spiritual but you have a limitation, may God help you to humbly deal with your own limitation, deal with it before someone detects that limitation, through prayer, counseling and those that can help you. Don’t keep your leprosy, it can be cured, there is solution to every problem

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