She forgets truth:(

Sadly I haven't been getting my bible study emails this week and just now got the assignment for the week. This week was so busy trying to be crafty and celebrate a certain special girls birthday I didn't even realize it til the day of the assignment. So here's my way late take on the second half of Jonah. Jonah 3 and 4.

Gonna just give you a list of thoughts to think about on this one. Then ways to apply those thoughts. Wanna switch it up a bit.

- God's got this. No really, whatever it is, He's got this. Promise.

- God is compassionate and ultimately longs for us to come to repentance.

- God's way/plan/will is ALWAYS best. Pinky promise.

- God's in control. We are NOT. 

- God will speak in whatever language we need to hear it. Analogies, parables, life lessons. He is cool like that. 

- The older brother and Jonah were not very different. 

- We ALL need God's patience and forgiveness. Even if we think that big need is just for "those people". 

The applications:

- Stop trying to control things. You can't . God can. No really, stop it.

- Jonah got mad at the plant. We think it's silly yet we often get angry ... In a very passive aggressive way...but angry nonetheless when we think something in our life is not fair. But the truth is the truth. If we were working on fair we'd all be in hell one day. So start living thankful not bitter. 

- Comparison with others is counterproductive. Run a daily assessment before The Lord about MY relationship with Him. Pour the energy I spend thinking/stressing/worrying by comparing with others into studying God's Word.