Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. —Genesis 2:7
The Word of the Lord came to Jonah and said, “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.” —Jonah 1:1-2
Redefining God’s
as
is a toxin to your soul.
“Many of us treat God like a personal consultant rather than the Lord of our lives. A consultant is someone whose wisdom we highly value and listen to, but at the end of the day we make the final decision. That’s why they’re called consultants. Here’s the problem. God doesn’t do consulting. He never has, never will. He does God. And when we treat Him as a consultant He simply stops showing up for the meetings.” —Larry Osborne, Pastor & Author
God can’t be the source of your
if the world is the source of your
.
“If you hold to my teaching you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” —John 8:31b-32
“But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish.” —Jonah 1:3
is a toxin to your soul.
“See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” —Hebrews 12:15
“Honor the Lord with your wealth with the first fruits of all your crops.” —Proverbs 3:9
“Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” —Matthew 5:28
“Clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ, and don’t think about how to gratify the desires of your sinful nature.” —Romans 13:14
The strength of your
is directly related to your
to apply it in places you don’t fully
.
The Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. —Jonah 1:4-5a
But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. —Jonah 1:5b
I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of Heaven, who made the sea and the dry land. —Jonah 1:9
Pick me up and throw me into the sea and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you. —Jonah 1:12
Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. Then they cried out to the Lord, “O Lord, please do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, O Lord, have done as you pleased.” Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. —Jonah 1:13-15
But the Lord provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. —Jonah 1:17