Answering God's Calls & Avoiding Being Fish Vomit

 And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

Jonah 2:10

Did you know that God is calling you to do His will right this moment?

He has a plan that you are a part of...are you listening?

Do you know what God wants you to do? Are you doing it?

Or are you like Jonah - stuck in the belly of the fish - denying God's call on your life because it doesn't fit into your plans?

God has a plan for each of us and when we ignore His call on our lives or when we turn our backs we will find that He places obstacles in our path to help us see His point of view.

For Jonah, who God called to preach to the Ninevites, He was first caught in a terrible storm on a boat and then thrown over board and swallowed by a giant fish. God allowed Jonah to suffer through these consequences to help him realize that God, not Jonah, was in control. And that God's plan has a purpose.

Often, God will call us to do things we don't want to do...

- be nice to someone who is "different

- become a missionary in a far off land

- leave a job or a company to pursue an entirely different career path

God's call on our lives generally pushes us out of the comfort zone and onto a path we have not yet travelled, and may never have thought we would travel.

Listening and responding with, "Here I am Lord", to God's challenges is not always easy. God's calls generally do not come at convenient times, but they come when we need them the most. But when we say yes, and we are "vomited from the belly of the fish." we will find that God's grace will be sufficient to guide us through.

And eventually, once we have faced all of the obstacles God puts in our path to try and avoid His call and we turn to Him, we will discover, just as Jonah did, that His will is better than anything we could ever imagine.

Scripture

Jonah 3

Quote of the Day

“We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be”

C.S. Lewis

Question of the Day

When have you ignored God's call on your life?