Running from God

The book of Jonah describes how Jonah ran away from God. But wait a moment, isn't God everywhere? How then can you run away from God?

While it is impossible to run away from God physically, our hearts often run away from Him. That is one reason why Jesus quoted Isaiah in Matthew 15:8 by declaring, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." Terry Virgo states, "When you're determined to go your own way, not only do you turn your back on the revealed will of God, you also become vulnerable to putting significance in coincidences."

We might be God's heirs, and we might have experienced the healing power of His grace and the hope of salvation that Jesus gave to us. But, that does not mean that we are always doing the will of God.

Unfortunately, there are times when we are not simply stuck in the mire of flesh. There are, sadly, times when we are walking right with God, but then we just simply don't like what He has to say. This was instance that Jonah found himself in.

There are moments where God challenges us. He asks us to move in ways that are not comfortable for us, so that we might grow and experience the power of his grace and blessings. God's will will be done; God will bless those He has chosen to bless. When God challenges us with something that is difficult to accept, we have the choice to participate in His blessing or to risk that blessing being passed on to someone else. Is running from God worth the risk?

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