How Pride Can Block Your Healing (Naaman in 2 Kings 5)
In this powerful Bible study from 2 Kings 5, we walk through the story of Naaman — a great and honorable man whose pride, insecurity, and expectations nearly caused him to walk away from his miracle.
This episode reveals how God often targets the heart before the symptom, and how what looks like pride on the outside may actually be deep insecurity on the inside. Through Naaman, Elisha, and Gehazi, we see a clear picture of humility, obedience, grace, and the danger of hidden sin.
If you’ve ever felt frustrated because God didn’t move the way you expected, this teaching will help you recognize what may be happening beneath the surface — and how to position your heart for true healing and wholeness.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- How pride and insecurity can quietly block your healing
- Why God often addresses the heart before the outward problem
- How Naaman’s expectations nearly caused him to miss his miracle
- The difference between works and grace in receiving from God
- What Gehazi’s story teaches about hidden sin and spiritual consequences
- How humility and simple obedience open the door to true wholeness
Chapters
00:00 Exploring the Human Heart: Pride and Insecurity
03:00 Naaman's Journey: A Study of 2 Kings 5
05:46 The Complexity of Naaman: Greatness and Leprosy
08:57 The Young Girl's Insight: Compassion in Captivity
12:03 The Role of Expectations: Naaman's Anger and Disappointment
15:09 The Path to Healing: Humility and Obedience
17:47 The Gospel Foreshadowed: Naaman's Cleansing
21:06 Elisha's Heart: Compassion Over Glory
24:04 Gehazi's Greed: A Contrast to Naaman's Transformation
26:51 The Consequences of Hidden Pride
29:48 The Call to Self-Reflection and Healing
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About your host: Jaime Luce’ testimony has daunting personal mountains and treacherous financial valleys. She was trapped in day-to-day stress and couldn’t see a way forward. But how she started is not how she finished! And she wants you to know God has a plan for your life too, no matter how tough it seems. Today, Jaime has been married to the love of her life for almost three decades, owns two companies, and has become an author and podcaster. God’s way is always the blessed way!
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