1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. ~ Jonah 2:1-2
I recently rewatched The Hunger Games series for the millionth time and each time I watch it Prim’s death is just hard. Then I remind myself that her death was a necessary loss. See, if Prim hadn’t died, Katniss would’ve never killed President Coin and the people of Panem would never truly be free. She would’ve just been satisfied living the rest of her life in peace with her family. She would’ve missed her purpose of bringing freedom, peace, and security to everyone without fear of oppression.
So many of us are Katniss Everdeen. We have this giant call on our lives that forces us to become more than we think we are. To travel so far outside of our comfort zone that we feel like we won’t make it. The walls feel like they’re closing as the weight of the world crushes our shoulders. But we have to keep going. Even if it takes someone else pushing us to that place where we will become exactly who we’re supposed to be. Who we’re meant to be.
Sometimes we have to lose everything in order to become more. We all have a call on our lives. Something that demands more of us than we thought we could be. And when we won’t keep going, we need a push that’ll force us to keep going like Katniss Everdeen and the Prophet Jonah. Don’t force God to push you. Jonah lost his very life because he refused to step up to his call. Katniss lost her sister because she couldn’t see the new enemy rising. An enemy worst than her current one.
Your call doesn’t have to take everything from you, if you are willing to give it all in order to fulfill it.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Don’t Force The Hand of God.