Turning
points are moments in time when an opportunity is presented for making a significant
change. Directional change may not be a turn toward good, but toward sin or
evil. Everyone has made wrong choices. Jonah was directed by God to go to
Nineveh to preach God’s message of repentance, but turned his back on God and
headed out in the opposite direction.
Under duress, Jonah changed his mind
and reluctantly followed God's calling. Do you remember how the story ends?
Nineveh repents and is saved from destruction, but Jonah becomes so angry and
depressed, he wants to die. The story ends with Jonah’s refusal to rejoice in
the great miracle God provided.
Insight, which God furnishes through
the Holy Spirit, his word, and any circumstance or experience he chooses to
employ, gives you light so you can see clearly where he’s leading. God provides
faith and motivation for pursuing his purposes for your life. Isn't God good? He
turns defeat into victory, and victory into a higher purpose for living.
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