Jonah

I know I haven't posted in awhile...I just really haven't had anything much to say! I am normally at aerobics at this time on Tuesdays, but I have alot of "stuff" to do this morning, so I am going to try and go tonight. Anyway...I just wanted to drop a few words before I get busy. The other day, I was reading Jonah and something struck me! God uses us in spite of ourselves! I already kinda knew that, but it just hit me as I was reading this passage. You know the first chapter is all about Jonah fleeing from God because God wanted him to go to Nineveh. He wanted him to preach to them against their wickedness. So Jonah gets on this boat that is going to Tarshish instead, thinking he can run away from God...of course, I would never do that! (Yeah, right!)
Anyway....because of Jonah's sin, this big storm comes up and scares the daylights out of the sailors and they start calling on their own "gods". Then they start asking who is causing this...somebody has angered their god and caused this storm to rock their world!! They question Jonah, and he says if they toss him overboard, the sea will be calm again. They really don't want to do that, but, they are in fear for their lives, so they toss him! Now here are the verses that struck me...

15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. 16 At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered sacrifice to the Lord, and made vows to him.

Then we know that God provided a big fish to swallow Jonah, etc. I guess it wasn't easy for Jonah to just let them throw him overboard like that...but, look how God used his disobedience to glorify himself and make believers out of those sailors! I don't know why I just dismissed that part before!

Well, I just have had that on my mind and wanted to share it. Let me know your thoughts on that! Hope you all have a great day and keep the Faith! TTYL!