{"id":3995,"date":"2021-06-23T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2021-06-02T11:47:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T16:47:20","slug":"why-simple-acts-will-make-you-humble-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/06\/23\/why-simple-acts-will-make-you-humble-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Simple Acts Will Make You Humble Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6.23-1024x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3996\" width=\"344\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6.23-1024x813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6.23-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6.23-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6.23-1536x1219.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/6.23-2048x1625.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2%20Kings%205&amp;version=GW\">2 Kings 5 GW<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark%206&amp;version=GW\">Mark 6 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simple acts require humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Namaan, commander of the Aramean king\u2019s army, had a skin disease.&nbsp; He learned Elisha, God\u2019s prophet, could heal him.&nbsp; Naaman went to Elisha\u2019s house, who sends a messenger out with these instructions (in other words, Elisha didn\u2019t personally greet the king):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWash yourself seven times in the Jordan River, and your skin will be healthy and clean.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Kings+5%3A10&amp;version=GW\"><em>2 Kings 5:10 GW<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kings have egos; Naaman was no exception.&nbsp; First, he\u2019s offended that Elisha didn\u2019t come out of his house and greet him.&nbsp; Secondly, the instructions Elisha sent weren\u2019t grand enough for him.&nbsp; Plus, Naaman thought the water was dirty.&nbsp; As a king, he had expectations of something much more majestic.&nbsp; Naaman started to leave until his servants talked him into staying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guess what?&nbsp; Naaman bathed in the Jordan River and became healed.&nbsp; But first, he had to humble himself to do a simple task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Simple acts have huge rewards.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naaman\u2019s simple act healed him from a skin disease he had far too long.&nbsp; Once he submitted himself to God, he found relief.&nbsp; Submission came by way of dipping himself seven times in the Jordan River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can find healing the same way.&nbsp; Whatever the issue is you\u2019re struggling with today, give it to God.&nbsp; Place it at the foot of the cross with humility.&nbsp; Ask God for instructions of what you are to do, then do them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of bathing in the Jordan River, God may prompt you to call someone who needs to hear your voice.&nbsp; Perhaps He will have you bake a cake for your neighbor.&nbsp; Or write a note to someone you need to ask for forgiveness.&nbsp; Simple acts have eternal ramifications.&nbsp; Even though you might not see the results here on earth, one day, you\u2019ll know the truth.&nbsp; Your most minor acts of kindness had the most significant impact for the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. Learn how I used prayer to control my emotions and develop healthier relationships in my life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lord, thank You for the reminder; working for You is done in submission.\u00a0 Forgive us for expecting grand gestures instead of simple acts.\u00a0 Help us today become more sensitive to Your Spirit\u2019s promptings to do Your will.\u00a0 Let every action we do reflect Your love to the world.\u00a0 Give us conviction of what we are to do and the courage to do it.\u00a0 As always, the glory is Yours.\u00a0 IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">What simple act is God prompting You to do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 minute read. Daily Reading: 2 Kings 5 GW; Mark 6 GW Simple acts require humility. Namaan, commander of the Aramean king\u2019s army, had a skin disease.&nbsp; He learned Elisha, God\u2019s prophet, could heal him.&nbsp; Naaman went to Elisha\u2019s house, who sends a messenger out with these instructions (in other words, Elisha didn\u2019t personally greet&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/06\/23\/why-simple-acts-will-make-you-humble-yourself\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why Simple Acts Will Make You Humble Yourself<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3995"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3998,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3995\/revisions\/3998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}