Running to God:

I. Realize your situation

II. Pray for deliverance

III. Engage in a "Fish Belly Experience"

The belly of a fish is not a happy place to live, but it is a good place to learn.

A. Pray (v. 1)

B. Remember your helplessness and God's deliverance (v. 2-8)

C. Confess and repent (v. 9a)

D. Express thanksgiving even in the midst of unresolved questions (v. 9a)

E. Obey (v. 9b)

IV. Emerge from the Fish Belly Experience with a greater understanding of God (v. 10)

A. God is in control

B. God loves you too much to leave you the way you are (v. 3)

C. God is the only one who can save you (v. 9)