"Wake Up, Jonah - A Whale Is On Its Way!"
by Peggie C. Bohanon, Writer and Webmaster of Peggie's Place!
How the chemistry class would have warned him, if they could. Just a sleeping student - not Jonah, by the way! A legendary story is told of Dr. Joe Bohanon, organic chem prof at Evangel University - and my infamous husband!! - that one day, a student obviously absent from a crucial chemistry class, was awakened by a knock on his dorm room door, only to find, to his great embarrassment, the professor himself, who'd left class and gone directly to his dorm room to wake him up and get him to class. Bet he never did THAT again!
Ahhh, the blessings of sleep.......it's a sleep of life in a dream world of fantasy and fun, or is it? Could be a nightmare, could be a sleep of death.......really!
Ask poor Jonah, who, in disobedience, then in despair, jumps overboard only to encounter a whale of a problem - a whale itself!
So was Jonah depressed? Is THAT why he fell asleep?? Yikes - I'll leave that to the Christian theologians and psychologists - let me talk about YOU!
Depression is a personal force we reckon with in our stressed-out world. We become so stressed out that we log out of the real world, crash into sleep, then jump overboard like Jonah - OR we cave in and climb under the covers - literally or figuratively - and die to the real world......been there/done that?? Are you there right now??
Well, WAKE UP, Jonah...the Lord is sending a WHALE your way - not to destroy, but to deliver you, you'll see! For, with the help of the Lord, your friends, even a trusted counsellor when necessary, you can arise - to life in Christ, to llfe lived for Him, in Him and through Him. May His Word be healing to your heavy heart today.....nothing - NOTHING - is beyond His help....Don't give up or give in - and for HEAVEN'S SAKE, DON'T go to sleep! HE'S got a plan for you - and it does not include staying inside the whale, hiding under the covers with a heavy, helpless heart!
There's hope and healing for you - today! Believe it, receive it, and rise from your depressed sleep to the destiny God's got for you - it's much better than any dream - or nightmare - and it's sure better than a whale ride! Have a GREAT, uplifting day in the Lord!
Bible Gateway - Psalm 42:11 (KJV) - "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."
--Copyright 2008 by Peggie C. Bohanon, Springfield, MO 65803.
Today's prayer: "Lord, I'm too down to do anything - You've got to help me today. Please enter into my world, feel my pain, heal my hurt, and help me to rise above my circumstances, in YOUR Name and through Your Word written for me, and Your Blood shed for me. I claim divine healing for my depression today, In Jesus' Name, Amen."
With thanks to Songs of Praise for the beautiful music playing at Peggie's Place. This original composition is entitled, "In the Pages of the Bible" by Joy Chastagner and Elton Smith.
Note: As of 11/30/15, sites will no longer be checked for dead links. Please contact owner at peggiesplace.com due to tremendous amount of links.
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This Christian home has been visited a zillion times
since December 26, 1995! Well, not quite, but there HAS been a houseful--and
STILL room for one more--YOU! The Christian Counter scans the entire site--and there's plenty of chocolate for everyone--so enjoy!
Most of the music playing at Peggie's Place originates from Songs of Praise.
Additional (previously named) original source for some midis: Gilberto Barreto.
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