The Storm 🌊

If it breaks God’s heart it will more than likely not satisfy yours.
(Breaking God’s heart is a reflection of what’s going to break yours)
“God designed us in his image for his purpose, not because of rule or authority nor submission, but of love, and ultimate forgiveness.”

Jonah ran far from the presence just to end up all the more wrapped up in it.
Jonah had his plan of escape, God had his plan of rescuing the rerouting of Jonah’s own destiny. We tend to plan our escape plan before we know the entering phase of the journey. Planning the end before the beginning. We have the fate of our imagination in mind acted out by hands while Christ has the heart mapped out and the footprints marked. Ultimately flesh maps out but Christ’s plan comes to fill out the destination. We often run from the exact things we need to embrace, acknowledge, and reflect upon. Jesus calls us to walk on water yet we would rather walk on the shore with the waves hitting our feet. That’s the very act in which the difference in follower and fan. Jonah ran only to face what he needed mostly, acknowledging the difference between God’s plan and Jonahs.
“Don’t chase personal futuristic thoughts, when Christ has alined idealistic truth to your life & purpose”
Jonahs heart had to be alined. His actions had to be put in motion. Jonahs faith had to be in touch (aware).
Jonah was in the belly before he was in the mission, Jonah was in doubt before assurance, Jonah went through a no before a yes, Jonah went throw a storm before hitting shore safely. Jonah was in denial before accepting.
Jonah not only realized in the storm he also self examined while in the belly, we have to get down to the belly in order to find the root problem because like wise you weren’t aware of it until you were put in the place of the belly. The belly wasn’t the root issue but its where the problem was seen & felt.
“We often think we can run from the presence of God but that’s all more when it comes towards us, moving, working around and in us”

“And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”
‭‭Jonah‬ ‭1:7-17‬ ‭

“Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we not perish.”
“SOMETIMES OUR SHIP WRECK IS AWAKENING FOR OTHERS”

• We often run from the things we think aren’t possible, but that’s when we rely on God’s strength all the more. Don’t run from what you think you can’t do its more than likely not your strength anyways!