Jeremiah 13:1-7 NIV This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.” So I bought a belt, as the Lord directed, and put it around my waist. Then the word of the Lord came to me a second time: “Take the belt you bought and are wearing around your waist, and go now to Perath and hide it there in a crevice in the rocks.” So I went and hid it at Perath, as the Lord told me. Many days later the Lord said to me, “Go now to Perath and get the belt I told you to hide there.” So I went to Perath and dug up the belt and took it from the place where I had hidden it, but now it was ruined and completely useless.

God gave Jeremiah a strange illogical task. Regardless how unusual it was, he did it. If we continue reading, God revealed something to Jeremiah through this task. The question is, would you?

If God gave you a strange unusual task, that required you to spend your money, time, and energy, would you do it or would you disregard it because it seems so illogical and wasteful?

Following these strange instructions requires great trust. We must trust that if God said it, there’s a beneficial purpose for it. With God, nothing is ever wasted. Even if we miss a step, He’ll use that for His glory and our benefit. 

Don’t minimize or disregard strange illogical requests from God. Ultimately, these requests are designed to reveal something to us about a situation, a person, or about ourselves. Remember, it will always work out for our good (Rom. 8:28). Trust Him.