This quote was a part of my journey towards the World Race but not only the World Race but life itself and finally living it. As mentioned in a previous post I became stagnant for awhile and my feet stopped moving. I was secure in my salvation but didn't do a whole lot with it.
Most of my days were spent avoiding life watching tv or playing video games, a trap I fall all to easily into. A trap of comfort and ease where the tough decisions are made by the characters on the shows or can be remade simply by restarting at the most recent checkpoint. Yet I desired more, more of the Spirit working in and through me! More of a life devoted to and in service completely for advancing the Kingdom of God!
When Simon Peter was first called to become a fisher of men he had just asked Christ to leave his presence. Jesus being near him a sinful man made him fearful. Wether it was because he saw that he would have to give things up to follow him or simply being in the presence of God I don't know but he followed Christ anyway. He followed him for years changing his career, forsaking all that was familiar to become a disciple.
Yet after Jesus rose from the grave we see Peter back on the boat fishing with a few other disciples(John 21). He goes back to what's familiar, the comfortable old fishing boat. The nets that he had cleaned countless times, the smell of the sea and the calloused hands of hard labour. Familiar, comfortable yet he catches nothing. Jesus comes to them and from shore tells them to cast one more time. Once again they get a huge haul of fish, just like the first time Jesus called Peter to follow him.
John realizing it's Jesus tells Peter who proceeds to jump into the water, swimming to shore as fast as he can! Upon arrival Jesus prepares a meal for them. Here Peter gets called again to a life of service. Three times Jesus asks Peter if he loves him and every time he answers yes.
Each time Peter answers Jesus gives him a command to take care of His sheep. There was a calling on his life and fishing wasn't it. There was something more he was meant to do. Something radical, something outside the comfort zone, something that would require the Spirits leading and not his own.
This is the calling on my life and is why I am going on the World Race! There is something more that I am called to do and I refuse to live the remainder of my life where I am right now, stagnating at this point!
I am so excited to see the things that God does over this next year, both in my life and the lives of the people I meet. To live a life that is not explainable outside of the work of the Holy Spirit in and through me! That others will see the good deeds done and praise my father in heaven!
I desire to be changed and to fall more in love with my savior! I know that means some hard things are coming but I'm excited for them!
Peter had a fishing boat and I had tv and video games, what might be holding you back from the things God is calling you to? Do you desire more? Do you refuse to live a stagnant life?
