What we precieve is not at all what God precieves. Truly we see things one way and God sees them in another way.Satan has a way of making us see and believe a lie. He will distort the truth,twist it, even cover it up with lies straight from hell. When God began to minister to me, He took me into the Book of Jonah. I'd known the story of Jonah and the whale since I was a kid but God showed me what He wanted me to see and I hope you see it too and apply His vision into your life.
We've been talking about identifying "the problem" when reading The Word of God and seeing how God solved the problem. God doesn't just solve our problems He delivers us from them!! When we look at Jonah aboard that ship,he was the problem! The storm was created because of him and it effected everyone onboard that ship. Jonah knew he was the problem and told the men to cast him into the sea,yet they still wanted to save Jonah! You see we can't save the Jonah's in our lives, only God can!!We can't truly fix our problems ,only God can!! There have been people in my life that have tried their best to save me and fix me but it never worked. We have to cast out our problems into the "Sea Of God's Love" and trust in Him to fix everything!
When Jonah entered the fish, he had truly been the problem for the men onboard that ship. After they cast him into the sea,the winds ceased it's blowing and the waves stopped beating against the ship. There was peace.When they cast Jonah into the sea, the problem wasn't theirs anymore, it became God's problem and God did something beautiful!! He put Jonah in a belly!! And when he came out he was not the problem anymore but apart of God's solution! God wanted Jonah to warn the people of Ninevah that if they didn't repent and change their ways that God would destroy the city. You see Jonah may have been a problem to the people on that ship but he was a blessing to the city of Ninevah! Sometimes it's hard to see and envision what God sees! In the eyes of God, Jonah "never" was a problem he was always apart of God's solution!!
I'm thankful today that God hasn't given up on me!I'm thankful that he hasn't give up on you too!! We have all had our time when we have been a problem to someone yet God has always had a Fish for us. He will never leave us or forsake us.He never looks at us through His own eyes but He looks at us through the loving eyes of Jesus! Someone today is feeling that they are the problem,that there is no way out of the belly, they feel like they will never be set free from all the problems they find themselves in. Jonah did two things that we must do to get out of the belly. First we must repent of our sins. Jonah showed God a true willingness to turn from his ways and turn to God's way. Secondly, Jonah was willing to praise God and thank Him even in the belly of the fish. Chapter 2 verse 9 states:"But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving" Jonah knew that to be set free; he had to get his praise on!!! Praising God will make satan leave you alone! He don't want to hear you praising God all the time! The praise of God is torment to him!! So get your praise on!!
Today let us start looking at our problems not as problems but as part of God's Solution!Don't be quick to give up on anyone. That same person that you have put down and cast out just my turn out to be a blessing for you!!!Not the problem but apart of the solution!!!
"Father, we thank you for all the solutions you have for our lives. Help us not to judge anyone or anything that you have created. Forgive us and help us to see you in everything and everyone! We love you with all of our heart, mind, and soul! In the mighty,mighty name of Jesus,AMEN!"
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