I Want to be Barfed Up~

TGIF Greetings~

Today we end our Jonah tour with his own words. See if you can identify with his prayer, and feel free to use it yourself!

Jonah 2:1-10

"From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: In my distress I called to the Lord, and He answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and You listened to my cry. You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’ The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

"To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But You, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit. When my life was ebbing away, I remembered You, Lord, and my prayer rose to You, to Your holy temple. Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’  And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land."
Points to ponder:
Jonah prayed while he was in the middle of the problem--literally.
He called on God and God answered!
He felt like God had totally forgotten him, but he didn't let that stop him from praying.
He thought it was all over, but new life was just around the corner.
Sometimes it's a sacrifice to be grateful and shout out praise when you are engulfed in a problem.
But when we do...God commands the fish to vomit!
I LOVE IT!
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Command the "fish" in our life--that thing that has us upset, and fearful, and worried, to let us go. We want to be vomited onto dry land! In Jesus' name, AMEN~
(I bet you never thought you would pray to be barfed up! HAHAHA)