Pity parties. They happen every day (and you thought life wasn't a party). We get in these selfish ruts where not enough is about me, or life's not fair, or they shouldn't have gotten away with that...perhaps even, 'why do I do everything right and bad stuff happens to me while such-and-such person does everything wrong and has everything going for them?' Oh here's a classic: 'why does he(she) get all the girls(guys) when all he(she) does is hurt them?' Welcome to the mindset of Jonah. This dude is a pretty decent guy and God get that. So God tells Jonah to go help out the people of Nineveh who have turned their backs on God. Jonah runs--you know this story where he's in the belly of a fish. But check out Jonah 4...this would be the aftermath. Jonah gets to Nineveh, the people repent, God forgives, and Jonah...gets mad. Wait...Jonah gets mad?!? But doesn't he want the people to be forgiven? Isn't that why he went there in the first place (Jonah chapter 3)? Yes. Yes. Yes.
Jonah seemed to be experiencing the same selfishness we feel during our pity parties. It wasn't fair that these horrible people had been forgiven....God is very compassionate. This is where I end--without writing too long of a blog, so that you can go read Jonah 4 (just Google it and click the first link).
How much do you desire to see those that 'don't deserve it' forgiven by God?
P.S.-no one deserves forgiveness, not even you.... But all have the chance. Change your picture any?
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