If you wanna run from God, the devil will always offer you a ride. You can always find a ship sailing in the wrong direction.

Jonah 1:17

And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah 2:1

Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,

Sometimes what we call a problem, God calls provision.

God doesn’t always give us what we want, but God does give us what we need.

James 5:13

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray.

Jonah 2:2

I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.

Jonah 2:3-9

For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me. 4Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.’

5 The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head 6 at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.

7 When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. 8 Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. 9 But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD!

Jonah 2 | Psalms
I called to the Lord and he answered me. Jonah 2:2
I call out to the Lord and he answers me. Psalm 3:4

Deep in the realm of the dead I called for help. Jonah 2:2
You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead. Psalm 16:10

I have been banished from your sight. Jonah 2:4
I am cut off from your sight. Psalm 31:22

The waters closed over me… Jonah 2:5
The waters have come up to my neck. Psalm 69:1

Those who cling to worthless idols… Jonah 2:8
I hate those who cling to worthless idols. Psalm 31:6

What I have vowed, I will make good. Jonah 2:9
I will fulfill my vows to the Lord. Psalm 116:14

Jonah 2:9

But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed, I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’

Jonah 2:10

And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.

While you’re waiting, God is still working.

Resurrection is never just about getting your life back. It is about receiving your calling back.