Jonah

Jonah 1:1-2 - The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me." NIV

Jonah 3:1-2 - Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." NIV

One of the most interesting things to me about the story of Jonah is that God refused to deal with Jonah beyond his point of disobedience.  This tells me, that if I want to grow in my relationship with God, and allow Christ's character to develop in my heart, I must obey his Word.  The point at which I cease to obey, is the point at which I cease to grow.  The only way forward is to turn around and obey what in stubbornness, I have been resisting.