I haven't heard this song since my kids were in youth group. That's a long time. It so fits with what I want to share with you from Gods word. The story of Jonah in the bible.
Jonah 1: 1-3, The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai : “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.
Have you ever run from God? I have. It truly doesn't work. One way or another, if you are truly His child, He will get your attention. Sometimes it's the hard way. In fact most of the time it is, because we are such stubborn selfish people. "Have you turned your back on His wish? On His will for your life, have you mad Him sad? Do you want to get out of the big fish? Listen to God and follow His plan, and you won't be part of the main dish. He'll spit you out on dry land."
Basically Jonah discovered the hard way, that you can't run or hide from God and His plan on using you for His purposes. Look at Jeremiah 23: 24,“‘Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him?’ declares the LORD. ‘Do I not fill heaven and earth?’ declares the LORD”
Choose obedience if you sense God is calling on you for a specific purpose, or purposes. It's the joy in living for Him and being His vessel to do His work here. It may be in a hard marriage that He is using you to draw that spouse to Him. I experienced this one and it was soooooo worth it! To know my husband is home with my Lord. It may be a sickness for a season to show His strength in your weakness. It may be at the job you have, shining His light there and speaking out for Him when it feels uncomfortable. If He is leading you, it is full of His power, not yours!! So go for it! Watch God work.
Don't let the enemy whisper his lies in your head. He is a liar! Full of schemes to turn you his way. He's been that way from the beginning of our time here on earth and he hasn't changed. Stay close to God and He will stay close to you. (John 15:4..James 4:8) It's His promise, and our daddy doesn't lie.
Much love
Kim D
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