The Jonah Equation

When a child gets angry, he may not stop to think about the situation past getting what he desires. Children know they have multiple choices, and they are still learning how to make the right choices. We know that, so we tell them to make the correct choice, like not getting mad, turning into Godzilla, and destroying their room.

Now adults, well, be honest with me, most of the time we can pin-point the exact time we made the stupid choice. Such as choosing to be upset and make a big deal out of something that's, well, not a big deal.

I call it The Jonah Equation.

Jonah made some whooping big mistakes. He ran from God, put a whole ship of people in jeopardy, became moody because God saved the people of Nineveh, and then became even moodier because his plant died. So he wanted to die.

I see moment after moment of bad decision here. I bet when we read theses chapters, we can pin-point the moment every bad decision was made.

Truthfully, we are no better then Jonah.

We are the modern Jonah Equation. Only worse.

We cling to junk that won't live past today. We hold junk inside until it destroys our spirits. We become selfish and conceited.

Living life to the fullest doesn't consist of begging to die because something is "unfair."

Life lived for God is the exact opposite. It's crazy, confusing, and blessed. Full of salvation and incredible journeys.

Jonah's experience would have been completely different, had he made some different choices.

God-given situation + our response =

Well, that part is up to you.

---Joy