Second Chances

 Remember that the reason why Jonas experienced this major obstacle is when he disobey God on the order to went to Ninive and preach the Gospel. Instead, he went to Tharsis,  a place across Ninive. In the middle of his journey, God sent storm and he was lurked by a fish.After realizing his disobedience to God, he prayed in the deepest of his heart..then God saved him and order him again to preach in Ninive... 

God is giving us second chances..that is how Omniscient and Forgiving He is.

Jonah 2:1-10

New International Version (NIV)

2 ^1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. ² He said:

“In my distress I called to the Lord,
    and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,
    and you listened to my cry.

³ You hurled me into the depths,
    into the very heart of the seas,
    and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves and breakers
    swept over me.

⁴ I said, ‘I have been banished
    from your sight;
yet I will look again
    toward your holy temple.’

⁵ The engulfing waters threatened me,^[b]
    the deep surrounded me;
    seaweed was wrapped around my head.

⁶ To the roots of the mountains I sank down;
    the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
    brought my life up from the pit. 

⁷ “When my life was ebbing away,
    I remembered you, Lord,
and my prayer rose to you,
    to your holy temple. 

⁸ “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.’”

¹⁰ And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.