When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple(Jonah 2:7)
Prayer can take us to God, Jonah had ran away from God, disobeying Him. Because of Jonah's disobedience to preach in the city of Nineveh the ship was caught in the great storm, Jonah was thrown out of the ship and swallowed by a great fish. In verse 2 Jonah describes his predicament as being in "the belly of hell". Verse 4 says Jonah felt as being cast away from the presence/care of God. Yet, he says, "I will look again toward thy holy temple."
When we suffer for our own sins, out of guilt, or pride, or embarrassment we turn away from God rather than turning to Him in prayer. But like Jonah let us realise that afflictions can draw us to God. Even as Jonah suffered "in the belly of hell" he was able, through prayer, to come to God in his holy temple. If we find ourselves far away from God let us, through prayer go to Him!
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