Are you withholding a full commitment to God because you feel like you don't have your life "together" enough? Maybe you want to serve God but feel like you have too many past mistakes and sins for Him to use you. You may even attend a church that has "requirements" before you are allowed to serve within the church. If you are struggling with these types of thoughts, then I want you to consider these verses found in Matthew:
"And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 4:18-19
Did you notice in this verse what Jesus did not say? He did not ask Simon and Andrew for their credentials. He did not require them to detail their walk with God. He did not ask if they had previous experience in "fishing for men." Jesus simply said to follow Him and then He would qualify them.
What if Simon and Andrew had argued with Jesus? They could have said they only knew how to fish and it was all they were ever going to do in life. They could have begun a litany of every past sin they had committed. Yet, they didn't.
"They immediately left their nets and followed Him." Matthew 4:20
So what is stopping you from following Him? Are you still trying to stay in your safety boat? Are you clinging to what you have always know at the risk of losing what He is calling you to do in life? Do you trust Him enough to hear His voice and IMMEDIATELY drop your plans to follow Him?
Please let me know how I can be praying for you! If you are taking steps to follow Him "out of your boats," then please share your stories!
"And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 4:18-19
Did you notice in this verse what Jesus did not say? He did not ask Simon and Andrew for their credentials. He did not require them to detail their walk with God. He did not ask if they had previous experience in "fishing for men." Jesus simply said to follow Him and then He would qualify them.
What if Simon and Andrew had argued with Jesus? They could have said they only knew how to fish and it was all they were ever going to do in life. They could have begun a litany of every past sin they had committed. Yet, they didn't.
"They immediately left their nets and followed Him." Matthew 4:20
So what is stopping you from following Him? Are you still trying to stay in your safety boat? Are you clinging to what you have always know at the risk of losing what He is calling you to do in life? Do you trust Him enough to hear His voice and IMMEDIATELY drop your plans to follow Him?
Please let me know how I can be praying for you! If you are taking steps to follow Him "out of your boats," then please share your stories!
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