Are you running, or: are you waiting to be spit out?

I was reading from the book of Jonah this morning and in all honesty I read it three times. I’m familiar with the story but was struggling with what the Lord was trying to teach me. As I continued in my quiet time I couldn’t shake Jonah from the back of my mind. I’m familiar with his running and attempting to hide only to be swallowed up by a whale all because he would not be obedient.
In all honesty I am much, much more comfortable being behind the scene when it comes to assisting with projects when I have been called to. I have worked many late hours making sure to the best of my ability things were done, but let me clarify here; it has not always been done without some murmuring and complaining because I promise you I have done my share but as I meditated over Jonah’s story this morning I asked myself first, if there is anything in me that God is calling me to do that I am running from, then I asked God if there is, to please reveal it to me as to which I am trusting he will give me clarification.
However, while I am waiting, I ask you: are you running, or; are you in the belly of a whale drowning waiting to be spit out?

I want to go back to Jonah and when God first spoke to him about going to Nineveh. I can almost imagine because of his background how hard it must have been, knowing what was going on there and knowing who God was and what he was capable of that he would choose to run to Tarshish instead, trying to get away from the call. Obviously, Jonah was a very strong-willed person (sound familiar). But he persuaded himself to flee because he knew God would show mercy when he himself believed they deserved judgement. Whoa… That’s pretty powerful right there….He himself knew who God was and what He was and is capable of.
So my Thoughts To Ponder today, encourages me to ask you: Has God or is He now asking you to do something and you battle with it because you believe the opposite.
Maybe he’s told you to forgive someone who’s hurt you but you refuse because the pain is to great, maybe he’s told you to go and speak to a lost brother or sister but you refuse because you know what their past has been about, maybe he’s asked you to step up into a position at your church that no one else has but you refuse because it’s out of your comfort zone, maybe he’s calling you to sacrifice material things to increase your finances but you refuse because your want is greater than your need…
I don’t know what he’s calling you to do, but you do….
So I ask you: are you running? Or: are you in the belly of the whale waiting to be spit out.
God hears you. It’s your call!

Blessings to you today