This Week With Jesus

Have you ever felt trapped? like there was no way out of a difficult situation. Jonah was no stranger to that feeling. After running away from God's call, he found himself in the belly of a great fish. Can you imagine the darkness, the stench and the despair he must have felt? Yet, in the midst of his darkest hour God was still with him.  Sometimes we find ourselves in our own 'Belly of the Fish" moments. It maybe a broken relationship, a health crisis or a seemingly impossible situation. Its in those moments we need to remember that God is with us even in those depths. He is our refuge and our strength.  Just like Jonah, God can use our difficult circumstances to shape us and teach us important lessons. It was in the belly of the fish that Jonah repented and cried out to the Lord. Sometimes it takes being in the belly of the fish for us to truly surrender to God and seek His guidance.  So if you find yourself in a seemingly impossible situation, remember Jonah. Your belly

  Good morning,   As you got up I watched and hoped you would talk to me. Just a few words, such as thanking me for something good in your life yesterday or last week would do. But I noticed you were busy selecting the right clothes for work. I waited again to hear from you. When you ran around the house collecting papers, I knew there would be a few minutes to stop and say hello, but you never slowed down. I wanted to tell you that I could help you accomplish more than you ever dreamed possible if you would just spend some of each day with me. At one point, you waited fifteen minutes in a chair with nothing to do. I waited to hear from you. Then I saw you spring to your feet; I thought you wanted to talk to me, but you ran to the phone and called a friend. I watched as off to work you went and waited patiently all day long to hear from you. With all your activities you were too busy to talk with me. I noticed at lunch you looked around; maybe you just felt embarrassed to talk to me. Y

"God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile" - Max Lucado "God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supplies." - Hudson Taylor "Remember who you are. Don’t compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth." - Lysa Terkeurst "Let God’s promises shine on your problems.” - Corrie Ten Boom "Christ literally walked in our shoes." - Tim Keller "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength." - Corrie Ten Boom "The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us." - Billy Graham "Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them." - Elisabeth Elliot "God will meet you where you are in order to take you where He wants you to go." - Tony Evans "The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, b