{"id":3807,"date":"2012-10-02T01:00:09","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/?p=3807"},"modified":"2012-10-01T23:42:34","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T06:42:34","slug":"running-from-god-it-doesnt-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/02\/running-from-god-it-doesnt-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Running from God. It doesn’t work."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I love<\/strong> The Jesus Storybook Bible<\/a><\/em>! I love how it helps us see Jesus and the hints of His coming that are in the Old Testament stories. I love how it continually speaks of God\u2019s love and mercy and of His plan for saving sinful people. I love how it sneaks up on me and hits me right between the eyes while I\u2019m innocently reading a story with one of my granddaughters.<\/p>\n

Take, for instance, the story of Jonah \u2013 \u201cGod\u2019s Messenger\u201d. I had to smile \u2013 and then wince \u2013 when I read Jonah\u2019s words when he was trying to run away from God and away from his assignment to Nineveh:<\/p>\n

\u201cJonah went ahead with his not-very-good plan. \u2018One ticket to NOT Nineveh, please!\u2019 he said and boarded a boat sailing in the very opposite direction of Nineveh.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

How many times do we know exactly what God wants us to do, and then stubbornly head in the opposite direction? How often do we pursue our \u201cnot-very-good plan\u201d by running away from God and from the clear mission He has given us?<\/p>\n

We hop on a ship heading some place like:<\/p>\n