I really like Jonah. I feel like he is a realistic bible character. I don't know how many times God has told me to do something and I say "no!" and run in the other direction. And just like Jonah God has to put me through some semi un pleasant stuff to get back on the path he originally intended for me. When I was in bible school there were times I would REALLY not want to go to a meeting or a church service and my roommate Cassie would always call me "Jonah". I would always end up going to the meeting and of course they would be awesome and I would leave crying and totally feeling like that was right where I needed to be.
Well, I woke up having a major Jonah moment today. I woke up and realized I don't want to move to Oregon anymore. I have freaked myself about finances and making friends and driving my sister crazy...the list goes on! But as I was driving to work I just had to remind myself about my Jonah moments. Always when I freak out and don't want to do something but I suck it up and do it anyways cause I know I'm supposed to, it ALWAYS turns out better then I expected. So I'm moving. Ha! Even if the easier thing is to stay here. I gotta take the leap and avoid the whale at all costs :)
Well, I woke up having a major Jonah moment today. I woke up and realized I don't want to move to Oregon anymore. I have freaked myself about finances and making friends and driving my sister crazy...the list goes on! But as I was driving to work I just had to remind myself about my Jonah moments. Always when I freak out and don't want to do something but I suck it up and do it anyways cause I know I'm supposed to, it ALWAYS turns out better then I expected. So I'm moving. Ha! Even if the easier thing is to stay here. I gotta take the leap and avoid the whale at all costs :)
Change is always scary. Make sure you give it a real chance for several months. I have made two major moves in the last 16 years and it took a minimum of 6 months to adjust. When I moved to Salt Lake in 1995, I was fresh out of college and had never really left Texas (Louisiana doesn't count). I wanted to run screaming home to all the things that I knew felt comfortable. In the end, I fought the instinct to go back to Texas (really, what was I thinking?). It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I would have missed out on some amazing new friends (including you), my husband, dog agility, Southern Utah!!!!, and much more. In the end, I realized 24 years in Texas was enough for me ;-)
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Oh, yes...I remember many a Jonah moment with you! The thing is, we all have them. Paul says, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. In the core of who we are we really do want what the Lord wants. It's our flesh that gets in the way (and our soul)! The more we all draw near to Jesus and His heart, the less we will all have Jonah moments! Love you, girl! Jesus is worth it all!
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