The Importance of Being There
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.—2 John 1:12 (NIV)
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.—Jonah 2:1 (NIV)
SOMETIMES, LIKE JONAH in the Old Testament, we have a tendency to run from what we don’t want to face. Whenever we want to run from something, we must train ourselves to run to God.
Heavenly Father, when I find myself in a dark problem, I will ask myself the difficult questions that will lead me to Your grace.
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.—2 John 1:12 (NIV)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.—2 Corinthians 1:3–4 (NIV)
The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.—Proverbs 19:8 (NIV)