Me a Princess?

The story of Jonah and the whale

reminds me of my cousin.

God "hounded" him to become a priest

but he refused for several years.

He studied law and became a lawyer,

but God didn't stop running after him.

Eventually he gave up 

and now he is a priest!

God wanted Jonah to preach

to the people of Nineveh

so they would change from their wickedness.

Jonah refused and ran away!

He boarded a ship

and God allowed the ship to be buffeted

by a furious tempest!

The ship's crew got frightened

and eventually Jonah confessed

that it was because of him that

they were experiencing such troubles.

Although they did not want to,

the sailors eventually threw Jonah off the ship...

and into the waiting jaws of a large fish!

What an incredible story!

It got me to thinking:

Is God waiting for me to DO something?

In Jonah's story, the crew got to know God.

After they threw Jonah off the ship,

they offered sacrifices and made vows.

They realized that Jonah's God was the

true God!

Perhaps God is waiting for me to 

learn something

so that others would know Him.

When I was a pastoral leader of

single women in our community,

God asked me to tell them

that they were princesses.

We are all children of the King,

and yes, that would make us...

princes and princesses!

We have a heavenly inheritance!

Sometimes God has to run after us

so that we will realize this! 

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