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Speaker 1: Life Audio.

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Speaker 2: From the Salvation Army. Welcome to Heartbeat.

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Speaker 3: Have you ever tried to avoid something you knew you

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Speaker 3: were supposed to do?

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Speaker 1: If so, you're not alone. Jonah did the same thing.

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Speaker 3: God told Jonah to go to Nineveh to deliver a message,

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Speaker 3: but Jonah decided to go the opposite direction. He got

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Speaker 3: on a boat and tried to run away from God,

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Speaker 3: which is kind of funny when you think about it.

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Speaker 3: Jonah was basically saying, I'm going to hide from the

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Speaker 3: creator of the ocean on the ocean.

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Speaker 1: But God didn't give up on him.

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Speaker 3: He sent a storm, he sent a fish, and he

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Speaker 3: gave Jonah another chance. Maybe the story of Jonah reminds

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Speaker 3: us that God knows our stubborn moments, our mistakes, and

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Speaker 3: the times we try to avoid him, and he still

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Speaker 3: loves us. God has a sense of humor, but more

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Speaker 3: than that, he has incredible patience.

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Speaker 2: For more episodes Heartbeat, visit Salvation Army Radio dot org.

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Speaker 2: Thank you so much for listening to Heartbeat. We want

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Speaker 2: to thank the team at Life Audio for their partnership

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Speaker 2: with us on the show. Visit lifeaudio dot com, where

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Speaker 2: you'll find dozens of other faith centered podcasts. In their network,

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Speaker 2: they have shows about prayer, Bible studying, parenting, and more.

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Speaker 2: Thanks again for listening.

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Speaker 1: We'll see you next time.