Jonah

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NASB	Jonah 1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Jonah 1:3 But Jonah ran away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the LORD [and his duty as His prophet]. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish [the most remote of the Phoenician trading cities]. So he paid the fare and went down into the ship to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of the LORD. [Gen 4:16; Job 1:12; 2:7]

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Subject: What happens when you refuse God?

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Thanks for your responses. I suppose I was asking if He has a contingency plan, so to speak. God set me free from the chains that bound me, over a period of 7 years. At the end of these years, when an ancestory spirit was identified, God spoke audibly; laying me on the ground, saying "Gillian, you are to go to Germany". Simple as that really, only, although I had the opportunity to take the coach with all the other warriors in Christ, I couldn't bring myself to leave the UK. So many years have passed since this time, and I'm no closer to receiving His blessing in this, than I was in 1997. He said He would set me upon a stage to preach good news to the poor and bind up the broken hearted. It's never happened and although my relationship with Jesus is as bold and as strong as it ever was, the fact that I refused God's order and followed a different path, has left me wondering if there's any way back? Does scripture refer to anyone, after repentence, receving an original blessing/order of obedience from God?

'God's-elect' asks how I can refuse the entity that created me? Easy, He gave me free Will and with that Will, I chose not to obey.

Yes, I have been forgiven from disobedience and blessed with His love, and have had to accept that Germany just didn't happen.

Another life transired and it's that life that I'm now living, hence the adjustments in living out His Will for my life - just not the original plan I know He had for me.

God bless all who have given me some encouragement.