I felt better when I realized I didn't have to pretend to like everything that God asked me to do.

Yes, you're going to blow it. No, you don't need a second chance.

All Jonah did was make a mess. All God did was save Nineveh.

I really wanted God to show me a sign, so I let my Bible fall open and dropped my finger on the page. Jesus probably thinks that's a dumb idea. 

Jonah got thrown into the sea and almost drowned. Was that because of God's punishment, or God's pursuit? How you answer that question changes everything.

What do you do when your plans end in disaster? What happens if you get exactly what you want, and it wasn't what you were actually looking for? 

If the idea of Jonah being swallowed by a giant fish doesn't give you pause, you have probably been in church too long. 

Sometimes you have to take the long view and hope for the best.