Jonah Flees from the Lord

By Lara Matias Cruz

This book is a must read for every Christian. It is God calling us back to the place He created us to be. Some of us seem to be running from the place that God has for us. It is in the place of surrender that we find the life that God intended us to have. We are called to make an impact in this generation as we allow God to lead our lives. Some of us keep striving to do it when our own, doing it our own way. When will you stop pursuing your own life and allow God show you the life that He has chosen for you? Oh Jonah generation, stop running and return to the place He is calling you to!

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Feb 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9781664256996

Lara Matias Cruz

Lara Da Cruz is a preacher called as a voice to this generation to know God for themselves. She is a missionary with a heart to save the lost and speak the truth of God’s Word. She believes God is calling His church to live a genuine back to basics Christianity. She lives in New Jersey with her husband Anilton and 2 year old son Tyler.

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My Most Heartfelt Gratitude….

To God for saving and rescuing me and giving me a life

above and beyond what I could ask for or imagine.

I am so grateful for His salvation and mercy in my life...

To my husband Anilton, thank you for your

encouraging words and your unbending faith.

You are a gift from God to my life.

To my son Tyler, you have my heart. I love being your mom.

May you know God and always walk with Him...

To my mom and dad. Thank you for your

support and unending love...I love you.

To my siblings, thank you for always being there.

Everyday I thank God for you.

To Mari, thank you for inspiring me.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE

Jonah flees from the Lord

CHAPTER TWO

The army of the Lord

CHAPTER THREE

The Detours of Tarshish in our Lives

CHAPTER FOUR

Pastors in Pews and Saints at the Pulpit

CHAPTER FIVE

Jonah the Man vs. Jonah the Preacher

CHAPTER SIX

The Cause of Violent Storms: Where is my Nineveh?

CHAPTER SEVEN

It’s not always about me

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INTRODUCTION

A book about living a life of obedience to the Lord regarding the calling of God placed on our lives. There are storms in our lives that are caused by our own disobedience. It is in the drowning of our own designed plans that God changes the direction of our lives and journey.

We have a choice to either accept the call by obeying God or choose to disobey and live our own lives without doing the will of God. Obedience is about doing what you know God called you to do. It is when we give up our will and plans that we find the freedom to live the life that God has chosen for us.

It is at that pivotal point, some might call it the place of surrender, others may refer to it as our own Gethsemane that it all changes. The place of surrender where we look back and recognize that we missed the mark of the call along the side of the road somewhere and we choose to return to the path we