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Jonah 2:1 - When You Feel Hopeless, Start with Prayer.

Jonah 2:1 (NIV) From inside the fish Jonah 
prayed to the Lord his God.  

   Have you ever felt swallowed up by life? 
Maybe you were surrounded by depression, conflict, 
worry, or guilt - and you felt hopeless. 
   I hope youre not feeling that way 
right now, but at some point you will. You might 
lose a loved one, your job, or your health. 
   When youre faced with a hopeless 
situation, think about what Jonah did. 
   After Jonah had run from Gods mission 
for his life, God prepared a great fish to 
swallow him up. As he sat in that great fish, Jonah 
looked up to God. 
   In fact, the entire second chapter of 
this book is Jonah praying while he sinks into 
the ocean and gets swallowed by a giant fish. 
Its a lesson to us that when were feeling 
overwhelmed, we need to look up to God in prayer.  
   From the very first verse of the chapter, 
you see Jonah turning to God: From inside the 
fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God (Jonah 
2:1 NIV). 
   Some problems in life will never go away 
unless we learn to look to God in prayer. 
   In Mark 9, some of Jesus followers had 
been trying to drive a demon out of someone, but 
they couldnt. They asked Jesus why. 
   Jesus responded: This kind can come 
out only by prayer (Mark 9:29 NIV). 
   Some problems are so deeply rooted that 
only persistent prayer will solve them. Its 
not just about just a one-time prayer, either. 
If you only care about something enough to pray 
about it once, you dont really care about it. 
If you truly want to see something happen in 
your life, you will pray about it over and over. 
   God wants to see whether you want it 
desperately enough to keep on praying! Hes more 
interested in building your faith than he in answering 
every little prayer. 
   If youre feeling hopeless today, look 
up to God and keep praying. Never give up! 
[Daily Devotional by Rick Warren: 
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/] 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

Most Important Decision in Life: 
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0 

A Man without Equal by Bill Bright: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo 

Seeking God Made Real: 
http://vimeo.com/31489782 

Prayer Made Real: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE 

Importance of Choice: 
http://creationhealth.com/CREATION-Health/Choice [click on video]  

Medical Seminar on Healthful Living by David 
DeRose, MD, MPH: 
https://www.smartlifestyletv.com/lifestart 

LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES 

Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies: 
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/ 

Amazing Facts Bible Studies: 
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx  

Hope Awakens Bible Study Guides: 
https://www.hopeawakens.study/lesson-header;id=2 

Glow Tract Video Bible Studies: 
http://www.bibleresearch.info/ 

LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS

Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of 
Adventist World Radio: 
https://bible.awr.org/the-warning/ 

Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW: 
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens 

The Last Day of Prophecy by Pastor Doug 
Batchelor: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmGvdtMCf1aJTiC59-lPtuUMEq_uEn0BK 

Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657