Jonah in controlling his destiny, ended up going where he did not intend to go… into the wet raging sea. Jonah 1:15 gives us the account of this. Yes, he told the mariners that casting him into the sea would calm the sea (v12) but this was not his original intent when he paid his fare to go to Tarshish (v3). He was controlling his destiny by running from God to Tarshish, only to be thrown into the raging sea. Which by the way was NOT part of the fare he paid for. So much for controlling his destiny apart from God. Running from God will take you were you are not intending to go. Where are you going today?
