Let Down Your Nets

Let not your heart be troubled, and be not afraid!  Allow the joy that God has placed inside of you to radiate from every part of your being.  When God has His hands on you everything that you touch will be blessed. Let today be the day that you are an unexpected blessing to someone who is expecting a miracle.  You are just the light that someone needs in their life right now.  You are love, and you are grace, so expect to make a difference!

Good day to you all!  There is so much in you that you have not discovered.  Learn to love the person that is you.  Learn to love the things that separate you from the anyone else!  You are a limited edition masterpiece!

And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.”  Luke 5:5

Imagine being a fisherman.  Imagine being on the sea all night long.  You are fishing at night because you have discovered that this is the best time to catch fish.  You have had some successful nights catching fish in the past and you consider yourself to be a skilled fisherman.  However, on one particular night you have caught nothing.  Not a single solitary fish.  This is your only source of income.  This is your only source of food for your family. Daybreak has come and there is nothing to show for your work.  This is what Simon encountered when the Lord entered his boat to speak to the people on the shore.  Simon  was washing out his fishing net when Jesus entered his and told him to pull away just a little so that the people could see Him just a little better.  After Jesus was done speaking He told Simon to let down his nets one more time.  Simon told Jesus that He had been fishing all night and had not caught anything, but he believed in the word of the Lord enough to obey. Simon cast his net into the water and brought up so many fish that they needed two boats to hold them all.

Dear Reader I know that sometimes it may seem like you have been casting your net into a sea of dreams and have been pulling up nothing.  You have the skills that it takes in order to pull in those dreams, yet you have nothing to show for your toils, and labor.  You have even been casting your net at what you thought was the right place and the right time. I want to let you know that your skills have nothing to do with what you are or are not catching.  Where you are fishing at has nothing to do with what you are reeling in.  The time of day that you are throwing out has nothing to do with how many fish are in your net.  It’s not even the boat you are using.  What it boils down to Dear Reader is who is on the boat with you.  I tell you from experience that if you let Jesus on board you will find your nets will be full.  If you allow God to use your vessel for His purpose you will be blessed beyond measure.  You may have given up on your dreams, or you may think that you can’t make it because you have tried over and over again.  However, when you let Jesus on the boat you may be asked to forget about your empty nets.  When you trust Him, Jesus will multiply your skills.  When you have faith in Jesus you will find that your boats will be overflow with the blessings and the goodness that God has for you.  Let God on your boat, trust His word, Dear Reader,  and let down your nets.  Be prepared for a blessing.

You are beautiful, loved, and blessed

John Reed