We finished up chapter 1 of Jonah yesterday. We were reminded that when we go God's way (to Ninevah), God pays the fare. When we insist on going our way (to Tarshish), we pay the fare. Also a sad reminder that Jonah was a great prophet but remembered for running from God. May that not be our legacy!!
My favorite part was part 2: Disobedience can cause others to suffer. How challenging was that? So thankful for the reminder that we don't live in a bubble. Every decision we make, every choice has an effect on others good or bad. I think we so often forget that or maybe we don't forget but we just don't care. We get so wrapped up in our own agenda and what we want that we don't care how it affects others. It doesn't have to be HUGE choices. It could be little things that we are just selfish over. Maybe we don't require much sleep so we don't care about our noise level at night when others turn in early. Or maybe we are early morning risers so we want everyone up at the crack of dawn with us. Maybe we need a t.v. or radio playing while we study but those around us need quiet, what do we do? Maybe we prefer the mountains to the beach so every vacation we want to go where we want to go. The little things of life...they can make or break relationships and usually are not worth it. Let's learn from Jonah that whether it's life and death choices that affect others or the little day to day things, we need an "others" mentality.
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