The world changes - circumstances change, we change - but God's Word never changes
Jonah saw God's will as punishment. Jesus saw God's will as nourishment.
Don't waste your sufferings.
After all, a crisis doesn't make a person; it reveals what a person is made of.
It is a remarkable thing that some of the most optimistic and enthusiastic people you will meet are those who have been through intense suffering.
Most Christians are being crucified on a cross between two thieves: Yesterday's regret and tomorrow's worries.