[:en]When the Lord how the people of Nineveh turned from their evil ways, He had compassion on them and did not bring the destruction He had threatened. But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. He prayed to God to take away his life, for it is better for him to die than to live. Jonah was angry because his ministry if not a ministry of love. He did it because he was afraid of God’s discipline.
When we do things out of the will of God and not “from the heart”, things become more important than people and comfort more important than ministry. It is essential in Christian service to stay happy with the will of God.[:]