In Jonah 2 Jonah calls out to God in distress. I don't like to be distressed. It doesn't seem right when believers find themselves in times of life that could be labeled "distress." Here is James Dobson's recommendation for how to deal with those times When God Doesn't Make Sense:
Seven
Lessons we can learn about PAIN
Lesson
1:
The
Apostle Paul says . . . 1 Corinthians 13:12 “Now I know in part. “
We learn
to ACCEPT partial
understanding.
Lesson 2: Confusion
is a natural result of pain.
Satan will
use PAIN to make you FEEL
victimized by God.
Lesson 3: Expectations set us up for _DISSAPPOINTMENT.
Proverbs
3:5 “Lean not on your own
understanding.”
Lesson 4: John
16:33 “You will have Trouble.”
1 Peter 4:12-13 Dear
friends, do not be surprised
at the painful trial you are suffering
Lesson 5:
Your FEEELINGS don’t equal TRUTH.
Jeremiah 31:3 [God says,] “I have loved you with an
everlasting love.”
Lesson 6:
Adversity and PAIN bring CHARACTER
building.
James 1:2-3 “testing of your faith develops
perseverance.”
Lesson 7: You
are ever in His VISION .
Mark 6:45-50 Jesus watched the storm and the
disciples for seven hours.
