Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 30 Mar 2008

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 30 Mar 2008

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. Today’s word of encouragement is learning how to handle your fears, so that you don’t run away from God, but instead run towards God. It is interesting that despite Jonah’s disobedience, God still used Jonah to fulfill His purpose. Similar with Samson. Despite Samson’s weaknesses, God used him to fulfill His plans. Why do we run away from God? Isn’t it clear that God’s destiny for us is far greater than any other destiny? Let us realize that sometimes the enemy blinds our eyes, and clouds our vision, which is why we run away from God. Today, are you running away from your destiny? Are you running away from God? What will it take you to return to God? It took a storm and being stuck inside a big fish for Jonah to turn back to God. Maybe we too need a storm and a season of loneliness for us to give all we have to God? © Mar 2008 Shaun Lee. www.everynation.org.sg archive: www.shauntzen.blogspot.com