I Am Blessed 2

Jonah 2:1-10

We have a slightly longer reading today, but I wanted everyone to read the whole chapter and be sure they got the whole story.

At the beginning, Jonah is calling out and thanking God for his blessing. Now many of us wouldn't think that being digested by a large fish was much of a blessing, but at least he was alive!

Jonah had been running from God and felt that God had turned his back on him. He was feeling totally alone and abandoned. But he still called out to God and found refuge, although not what he might have been expecting.

He ends with a "song of thanksgiving" even though he is still in the belly of the whale. He does this because he can see God's hand in his current situation.

When our lives feel like we're drowning, we need to find our strength in God. We need to call out to him, even when we feel we are alone. We need to realize that while we might seem like where we are stinks (and I'll bet it did for Jonah!) that God is still managing the details.

DAILY CHALLENGE: Give God a "song of thanksgiving" even for a situation where it's hard to see the blessings around you.