[GodBlessUSA]

[luvie]

WoooHooo! Lookit you in your sparkly red! That’s beeeutiful, GB!

Thanks for opening the Weekend for us!

[MEG33]

Just WOW !! Beautiful, GeeBee..Thank you for the weekend thread.

[The Mayor]

August 10, 2007

Lessons From Jonah

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READ: Jonah 1

I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, and He answered me. —Jonah 2:2

The story of Jonah is one of the most discussed and fascinating accounts in the Bible. But for all the debate, one thing is sure: Jonah did a lot of soul-searching in that smelly underwater hotel.

All of us can identify. Sometimes life just goes badly. When it does, like Jonah we need to ask ourselves some hard questions.

Is there sin in my life? In light of Jonah’s blatant disobedience, God had to do something drastic to catch his attention and lead him to repentance.

What can I learn from this situation? The wicked people of Nineveh were enemies of God’s people. Jonah thought they should be judged and not given a second chance. He obviously needed a lesson in sharing God’s compassion for the lost. “God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster” (Jonah 3:10).

Can I display God’s glory in this? Often our suffering is not about us but about people seeing the power of God working through our weakness. Jonah found himself in a helpless situation, yet God used him to lead a pagan nation to repentance.

Next time you find yourself in a “belly-of-a-whale” problem, don’t forget to ask the hard questions. It could mean the difference between despair and deliverance. 

For Further Study
For an in-depth study of the fascinating account of Jonah,
read The Failure Of Success: The Story Of Jonah

We learn lessons in the school of suffering that we can learn in no other way.

Bible in One Year:   Psalms 79-80; Romans 11:1-18

[MEG33]

Happy TGIF To The Finest!
*Wear Red On Friday To Support Our Troops*

[jaycee]

Wow! Now thats a sparkling picture for this morning. Don’t have red on yet~~~~(just a little red in the eye~~LOL!)

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, y'all.
Got my red on. Love those military types.
Have a great weekend.

[DollyCali]

LOVE your sparkly pix! you look quite the classy babe!

busy day. still under weather...

[Majie Purple]

Hello everone! Support Our US Troops And Allies!!!!!!!Wear Red On Friday!

This pic is a www find...I'm jus hosting the image via my P B account.

Thanks GeeBee;The Mayor;Meg33;Luv W;Lady Jag for the thus far, Fri. pings!!!!!

[Mama_Bear]

Oh, I LOVE that pledge and the lady in red "Support the Troops" graphic, GeeBee! Although, she does make me look kinda frumpy. But my slippers are stylin', huh?

Have a great day and an even better weekend, everyone!