When You Run From Who You Are
Jonahโs story isnโt about a man who hesitated. Itโs about a man who ran from who he was called to be. God gave him a clear assignment: go to Nineveh. No confusion. No ambiguity. Just obedience. And Jonah ran in the opposite direction. Not because he lacked ability. Not because he lacked clarity. But because he didnโt like what obedience would require. Nineveh offended him. Mercy toward his enemies bothered him. And stepping into that assignment meant surrendering his pride. So he fled. Most of us wonโt board a ship to Tarshish. But weโve all boarded something โ distraction, busyness, comfort, ego โ to avoid the version of ourselves obedience demands. The storm wasnโt punishment. It was exposure. The fish wasnโt cruelty. It was containment. God wasnโt trying to destroy Jonah. He was trying to realign him. And when Jonah finally stepped into his assignment, an entire city changed. Thatโs the power of alignment. Jonahโs adventure was unique. But the struggle isnโt. Weโve all felt the tension between who we prefer to be and who weโre called to become. Significance begins the moment you stop running from your identity and start walking in your assignment. The question isnโt, โAre you capable?โ ๐The question is, โAre you willing?โ