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REGAINING THE PLOT Ever feel like you’ve “lost the plot”? You’re reading a novel and can’t quite figure out who is who, or you tuned out during a film and now it doesn’t seem to make sense anymore. Your life is busy, busy, yet sometimes you’re no longer sure who you are or where you’re headed. Jonah lost the plot when he ran away from God. God had told him to go to Nineveh and deliver a warning; but Jonah didn’t fancy that, and instead he caught a boat headed in the opposite direction. It could have been a voyage into oblivion, as he ended up in the belly of a large fish, but when he turned back to God, God mercifully delivered him. Back on dry land, he regained the plot and went on to do what God had asked. Lord, help me stay on track no matter how difficult. “You’re blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God.” Sarah lost the plot when the angelic visitors to her husband Abraham predicted that she would have a child. She laughed ...