RELUCTANCE-HOW MANY TIMES?

RELUCTANCE- HOW MANY TIMES? How many times Does it take you To RESPOND to GOD'S WORD When he tells you To do something That you don't want to do? IF you are like me It takes a lot- For me to respond ONLY the Lord knows For sure-for it is That many TODAY we read About the story O f Jonah “The word of the LORD Came to Jonah A second time........” Jonah 3:1 The first time The Word of the Lord Came to Jonah He took off As FAST as he could And caught a ship to TARNISH HOPING to out run The whole thing And after a violent storm He ended up In the belly Of a whale RELUCTANCE- How many times? You can't out run God I should know that Jonah-a prophet-should now that And you should know that too For us BELIEVERS God ALWAYS gets his way And that is BEST- For he KNOWS What he is doing I certainly don't “He will RESPOND To the prayer Of the destitute He will not despise Their plea” Psalm 102:17 “'In that day-I will respond Declares the Lord- 'I will RESPOND to the skies And they will respond To the earth'” Hosea 2:21 RELUCTANCE- How many times? We may as well RESPOND QUICKLY For the Lord knows the WAY But I sense Jonah Would still be reluctant today I know I am And I sense That you probably still are too The Lord does know The way “I instruct you In the way of wisdom And lead you along Right paths” Proverbs 4:11 “Jesus answered, 'I am the WAY And the truth And the life NO ONE comes to the Father Except through me'” John 14:6 Well Jonah Had to go into The belly of the whale BEFORE he got it right I have had to FAIL Over and over again Before I learned To at least begin TO TRY IT The Lord's way What about you? Have you gotten it right yet? Dear Lord-HELP US To RESPOND POSITIVELY- To your WORD- IN TODAY'S WORLD HOW MANY TIMES? Robert P. Wallman 2-17-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Joyce Rupp, O.S.M.