Have you ever had an encounter with your "true" feelings about God? Have you ever warred with yourself about the King of kings and the Lord of lords' ways being sooo different than yours? If not, then you are not human!! Ha...!! All humans are far from God until His blood draws us nearer and closer to Him, and even then...even those of us with incredible light see sooo dimly!! Consider Jonah..a true prophet of God and follower of Yahweh!! Jonah knew His master so well that he even knew where He differed from God! In Jonah's own confession he lets the world know that he does not agree with the Lord...Read the following text and read with the pursuit to find where You disagree with the Lord.

Jonah 3:6-10

When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. 7 This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:

"By the decree of the king and his
nobles:

Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. 9 Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”

10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

Jonah 4 New International Version (NIV)

Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Compassion

4 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. 3 Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

4 But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

So...? Is it right for you and I to be angry??? Sad??? The Good Lord knows that we will have feelings and moments of sadness...but are they correct and right..or as Our awesome God might say, "righteous"??

Principle: Whenever our feelings with the Lord do not agree, normally we wish to flee!!

Interestingly enough, we still want to be the

judge!! Sadly enough, we still want to be the

only one...!!

Food for thought:

When we are the center of our prayers

and

requests

perhaps our feelings will be misled.

Funny! Isn't it?? We have been given such

light and great information, and yet we

don't want to go towards the light...I guess

the darkness is just way too comfortable!!

Just a note...God does feel our pain...He

weeps over our darkness, but he would

not wish for us a moment longer lingering

in the shadows...Let His light expose your

darkness and experience righteous