Tonight at Youth Group we looked at Jonah, Chapter One - which is the beginning of The Challenge. Take a look at this map! It' s incredible when you stop and think just how far away Jonah tried to run from what God asked him to do! I wonder......what is God asking of you - and me - that we run from. And where do we try to run to - or how do we try to hide from - or ignore God?
We learned some interesting parts of the story that we hadn't really seen before. Even the sailors tried to avoid God - and then turned to Him. Jonah declares who God is - and that he is a worshiper of God - even though he is actively running away from God. Interesting..... I wonder - do our words - our declarations about God line up with our actions? Something to think about!