Posts with the tag “situation”

"I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice." - Jonah 2:2   In the depths of despair, Jonah found himself inside a fish, a place most would consider a nightmare. Yet, it was in this dark and desperate situation that Jonah turned his heart back to God. From the belly of that fish, he prayed a powerful prayer of repenta...  Read More

“But the Lord threw a great wind onto the sea, and such a great storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart.” - Jonah 1:4    As we have discussed the last couple of days, when God called him, Jonah thought he could run. He boarded a ship bound for Tarshish, determined to distance himself from God's call. With Tarshish being over 2,000 miles away, he likely believed he was headin...  Read More

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock.” - Isaiah 26:3-4   Here’s the thing about trust: when it moves in, worry moves out. But when worry moves in, trust leaves. Worry is like a big flashing sign that says trust has taken a backseat. So, what is trust, really?  In the Bible, trust car...  Read More