Gone Fishin’

Gone Fishin'

When we were little I remember the thrill of fishing, especially when we would find the spot! There were times that my dad got no fishing of his own done; as soon as one of us kids' catch was released, another one of us would have a fish hooked. We would be that way for hours!

Something happened to change the excitement that was felt over fishing. It was called growing up. For some reason, we got to a point where we realized that the fish that were being caught weren't really that big at all and the thrill over catching the little ones was gone. I guess we just got so used to it, that we were no longer satisfied with what we had…we wanted the bigger fish!

Some have continued to chase the bigger fish. My husband and son have never lost the thrill over fishing all night in search of the "big one". But for me, I pretty much just quit fishing all together. Sure I will head out once in a while, but it is a rare occasion.

I wonder how often this same scenario applies to the gifts and talents God gives us to use.

I was thinking the other day about how often we want to be able to do what someone else does. We want to have the spot light, or the recognition, or the "Big Fish". We try to be someone that we aren't, because we have gotten bored with whom we really are. It is like a domino effect. We may be content doing what we do for a while, but then we see someone else (who in our minds) has a better job, or skill, or talent. So we set out in search of something else. When we don't find it, we just give up and never return to diligently working where we were supposed to be working in the first place.

You know, there is only going to be so many Billy Graham's, Beth Moore's, or James Dobson's. If we are constantly chasing after someone else's calling, what will happen to ours?

Do you believe that God does not make mistakes? If the answer is yes, then you have to trust that He made you just the way you are for a reason. He has put you in the right place at the right time for such a time as this!

Who around you needs to see Jesus?

There is someone! I will guarantee that people are watching you. You may think at times that you aren't important, or really don't have an influence over anyone. You may even feel as if your life really has no meaning at all! If you stay in that mindset, I assure you, that satan is winning! You have a God that loves and pursues you! He laid the foundation of the earth and created everything that you see here! Do not let satan get an edge on what God can accomplish through you!

We all need to stop chasing and instead realize that we are sitting right over the biggest fishing hole ever! It is filled with a ton of fish that need to be caught! Your fishing hole may hold 50; someone else's might hold 5000. But if you try to sneak into theirs, then your 50 won't ever be caught!

Let's be content to be where we are. Let's work diligently to catch as many "fish" as we can. God can always move us, but if He says to stay, then let's keep our anchors securely in place. We have to remember that we all have a place in the body of Christ. If the feet try to be the hands, though, things get all messed up! Each and every one of us is just as important as the next! Don't ever feel like what you have been given to do isn't worth doing! That couldn't be further from the truth!

So whether it's little fish or big fish, 10 fish or 1000 fish, don't give up!

Luke 10:2 He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.

 

The workers are needed…let's get back to fishing!