Jonah 2:7 “When I had lost all hope, I turned my thoughts once more to the LORD. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple.” Why is it that we only turn to God when we’ve lost all hope? When life is goeing along and everything is lovely we think about other things and are preoccupied with our lives. But when we don’t know where else to turn and there’s nothing else we can do, then we turn to think about God. It’s like the post a couple days ago on self-sufficiency. I can do it myself and I don’t need God. Then I realize that I can’t do it! But that’s the problem. I can’t do anything without Christ. Doesn’t Jesus say in John 15:5 that apart from Him we can do nothing? So, all that time we’re trying to do it on our own and trust in ourselves, we’re really just making things worse, withering up away from the vine, and spiraling down – even though we don’t even realize it. So maybe if we turn to God before we lose all hope things will be a little smoother. And speaking of smooth… the littles are up, so I’m off! Have a blessed day!