Gotta Bite?

Matthew 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Yesterday, I was talking to good friend of ours in the States who loves to fish. Fishing is one of his favorite activities and he goes quite frequently. As we were talking, he happened to mentioned some disappointment about a friend canceling a fishing trip they were to going to enjoy. I replied, “Bro, maybe the Lord wants you to go fishing for men today!”

He quickly answered that he’s much better at fishing for fish than he is at fishing for men. “At least the fish bite every now and then.” he said.

“Well,” I asked, “But how much practice have you really had in fishing for men?”

So many of us make excuses, reasoning that we’re just not good enough at sharing the gospel to do it regularly. But really — how often do we practice? We can’t get good at something without putting in the practice!

Let’s really try to talk about the Gospel regularly. It can be tough, sure, but we’ve got to push past our worries and just go for it, spreading God’s love and truth. When we seek to share under His anointing, you’d be amazed how God radically prepares hearts before us. The gospel has the power to radically change lives … don’t be surprised when sharing how God will end up changing yours too!

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