What level of obedience ARE we willing to go to with Jesus?

7 He called for the Twelve and sent them out in pairs. He gave them authority over unclean spirits. 8 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a walking stick—no bread, no bags, and no money in their belts. 9 He told them to wear sandals but not to put on two shirts. 10 He said, “Whatever house you enter, remain there until you leave that place. 11  If a place doesn’t welcome you or listen to you, as you leave, shake the dust off your feet as a witness against them.” 12 So they went out and proclaimed that people should change their hearts and lives. 13 They cast out many demons, and they anointed many sick people with olive oil and healed them. (Mark 6:7-12)

Most of my mornings… okay, all of my mornings… really consist of, “Dear Jesus, please let me find the coffee pot quickly.”

When I listen for instruction, it is usually in relation to who I meet that day, or the people I will run into… but usually just prayers that say something like, “Just make me a blessing.”

But heal the sick?

That one doesn’t usually make the list in the course of praying through the day.

So… why not? 

Lord, help me to be more awake to your Spirit!