1. God causes situations that bring us to repentance Jonah prays for deliverance John 16: 8 7 But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the [c]Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. 8 And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; NASB

1. God causes situations that bring us to repentance Jonah prays for deliverance “In my distress I called to the Lord, From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, 4 I said, ‘I have been banished  from your sight; 5 The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. When my life was ebbing away,     I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you,     to your holy temple.

1. God causes situations that bring us to repentance Jonah prays for deliverance God brings us to places that are uncomfortable in order to get our attention Dark A mess Danger: gastric juices Frantic: No way out “I'm gonna die here”

2. Brokenness is the method God uses to be glorified in people's lives Brokenness Ps 51:16-17 NASB For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

2. Brokenness is the method God uses to be glorified in people's lives Brokenness Ps 51:16-17 NASB Bringing God Glory “Those who cling to worthless idols     turn away from God’s love for them. 9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise,     will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good.     I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’”

2. Brokenness is the method God uses to be glorified in people's lives Brokenness Ps 51:16-17 NASB Bringing God Glory Mt 5:16 Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. NIV 1 Cor 6:9 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. NASB

2. Brokenness is the method God uses to be glorified in people's lives Brokeness Ps 51:16-17 NASB Bringing God Glory John 16:31-32 Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him,[c] God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once. NIV 31-32 Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is seen for who he is, and God seen for who he is in him. The moment God is seen in him, God’s glory will be on display. In glorifying him, he himself is glorified—glory all around! Message

2. Brokenness is the method God uses to be glorified in people's lives Brokenness Ps 51:16-17 NASB Bringing God Glory John 16:31-32 It's not always about you! It is about letting God get the glory for getting you out of a mess.

3. Stubborness must turn to brokenness Is 46:12 Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are now far from my righteousness. 13 I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.

3. Stubborness must turn to brokenness Ex 32:7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’ 9 “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people. 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

How do you pray? Parents often pray for wandering children to be blessed Appropriate prayer is for a wandering person to become broken by the circumstances of life and turn to God. Pray for the “then” “that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

Summary God calls In our stubbornness (stiff neckedness) we run away God causes situations that make us miserable Dark A mess Danger: gastric juices Frantic: No way out “I'm gonna die here” When we have hit bottom we cry out to God God delivers us

So What? Who do you know that is running from God? A friend? You? Are the circumstances of their current life miserable? When you pray do you pray for brokenness? When you pray do you pray for God to be glorified? What would it take for God to get the glory for rescuing the person you are praying for? Have YOU given God glory for getting you out of a miserable situation? If not, tell someone.