God cares more about your heart than your actions

We need to be able to know right from wrong, yes, but even more important than our choices is our ability to discern our own hearts.

This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying pe…