Day 1: The Question That Changes Everything
Reading: Jonah 4:1-11
Devotional: God's question to Jonah cuts through every excuse and every self-righteous tirade we might offer: "What right do you have to be angry?" It is a question worth sitting with. Jonah had witnessed a miracle -- an entire city turning back to God -- and responded with fury rather than gratitude. How often do we do the same? When things do not go the way we planned, when grace is extended to someone we feel does not deserve it, we bristle. Today, before frustration takes hold, pause and let God ask you that same question.
Reflection: Is there a situation in your life right now where you are holding onto anger that belongs in God's hands?
Practical Application: Identify one area of anger or resentment you are carrying. Write it down, and then write the words "What right do I have to be angry?" next to it. Sit with that tension in prayer.
Reading: Jonah 4:1-11
Devotional: God's question to Jonah cuts through every excuse and every self-righteous tirade we might offer: "What right do you have to be angry?" It is a question worth sitting with. Jonah had witnessed a miracle -- an entire city turning back to God -- and responded with fury rather than gratitude. How often do we do the same? When things do not go the way we planned, when grace is extended to someone we feel does not deserve it, we bristle. Today, before frustration takes hold, pause and let God ask you that same question.
Reflection: Is there a situation in your life right now where you are holding onto anger that belongs in God's hands?
Practical Application: Identify one area of anger or resentment you are carrying. Write it down, and then write the words "What right do I have to be angry?" next to it. Sit with that tension in prayer.
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