Running the other wayJonah 1:1-17Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this show me about God?

   • Jonah runs, and God follows him onto the sea. What does that tell you about God?

2. What does it show me about people — and about me?

   • Jonah's running puts a whole shipful of strangers in danger. Who else gets caught up when we disobey?

3. What will I obey this week?

   • What is one thing you have been running from that you will face this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who is running from something? How could you help them turn round?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).