A Person Really Could Fit Inside a Whale

You wanna know a little fact about me?

Well here it is:

I've pretty much done whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, with who ever I wanted.

Yeah, I'd say that's true.

Over the majority of my life I did whatever the hell I wanted.

Now that you know that I can share this with you: lately, I have heard the word obedience a bunch.

And I mean: a bunch.

It first came about when my friend Tereana said to me a few months back, "Obedience is better than sacrifice."

That comment was the start of a long line of me hearing the word obedience.

I heard it from

people,

the Bible,

more people,

God,

and some more people quoting the Bible,

it has come from so many different angles that I better pay attention.

Ugh, I can tell you that I don't like that word.

It definitely makes my top 10 worst words- ever!

So now I am wondering, ok I know, what area I need to be obedient in, and I mean obedient for more than 5 seconds.

See...

sometimes I feel like God is a mathematician.

I think He works like this:

My obedience + My Time = God's Blessings on my terms

Again, ugh.

Did you see the repeated word in that problem.

My obedience + My Time = God's Blessings on my terms.

See not only do I do what I want, when I want, but I want things be done my way.

Boy: I needed to get over myself.

youngest child in me? maybe

only girl in the family? maybe

human factor? perhaps

Whatever way you cut it, I have got to sit in the belly of a whale and look at this matter of disobedience.

-insert childlike tantrum-

So as I continue to study the book of Jonah-

BIG *smile*-

how amazing is God to use His Word to speak truth into my life.

I am truly~amazed~ at His timing.

So this week as I study:

I will report what I am learning....

'cause with Jonah,

I have a feeling, obedience, is gonna be a factor.

Hope you all are a little better behaved than I am.

Have a good week!