"grateful for small things, big things, and everything in between"
It's easy, to not be aware of the things that you do when you feel like you're missing something.
Sometimes we use being artsy, being trendy, having a cool haircut, or just being really smart and loving Jesus. We use our jobs, our talents, even manipulation. We don't even know all the things that we use as bait to get someone to notice us or to stay.
We do anything to keep the conversation going, to keep the interest level peaked.
Because if it goes down, and the conversation fizzles, it's a reflection of how "I'm" not good enough.
Nothing about the Lord, nothing about timing, nothing about sometimes some people don't like the same stuff and it's okay.
Why do we attach "assumed" rejection to ourselves while we can't even grasp the compliments we've been given fully.
We shrug off compliments as if they didn't happen and we receive rejection with open arms.
Not to say that everyone throws out bait. I have a friend who said she wouldn't have even thought she had any bait worth throwing.
It's crazy. She doesn't even throw Bait because she doesn't think her bait is worth it.
While if I throw out what I think is good bait and it gets rejected, what I thought was good is now not good enough.
Jesus used fishing a lot in parables, and some of his best friends were fishermen.
I don't find it surprising that he decided to use a fishing term when challenging some of my ways.
Peter was trying to fish when Jesus told him to throw his nets to the other side.
All the time... it's timing, Jesus's will, Jesus's idea, His preference which bring His increase or His blessings.
When He says let down your nets, He brings the fish. So much so, you need another net. More than you bargained for.
His principles bring His blessing.
Just recently, the Lord has revealed to myself that I use a lot of things for bait. I use things, because I don't know that I'm worth it without trying to cast out my line and hope to catch something. Anything.
This isn't a pity me blog.
This is real life.
We do it everyday.
We sell ourselves because we don't know that we're bought.
Purchased.
And everything we need is in His reach. His hand. At His command the fish come jumping into the net.
Pretty ironic that the saying is "plenty of fish in the sea".
There really is.
Don't be discouraged that your not catching anything all night, peter, Jesus is coming. His timing is perfect. And he brings more than you can catch in one net.
You're not less than.
You're important. And everyone's casting of the net isn't at the same time.
Receive w open arms the season of empty nets.
And bless the seasons of others who have full nets.
Be all in wherever you are.
Some days you're asking Jesus to tell you to come out on the water.
And some days you're mending your nets.
Some days you're pulling money out of those fishes mouths.
And some days you're asking God to multiply the fish to feed those who come to hear about Jesus.
