Routine or Adventure?
They were fishermen - Andrew, Peter, James and John. They were partners. They were companions. They were fishing on the Sea of Galilee (other names for this body of water include - Sea of Chinereth [Hebrew for heart-shaped], Lake Gennesaret [named for a fertile plain nearby] and the Sea of Tiberias [because it was associated with the capital of Herod Antipas] ).
These fishermen were in Bethsaida [house of fishing] when Jesus called them to be fishers of men. These men were doing their everyday job - fishing, cleaning their nets, and catching nothing while working all through the night. Jesus came into their lives and turned things every which way for these disciples. He changed their routine into an adventure.
Where am I in my life right now? Am I in a routine and a rut or am I living the great adventure with Jesus? Where are you on this spectrum between the ordinary and the outstanding? I know for me that this can change from day to day. Right now I see myself on this scale of 1-10 as being about a 6. Life can seem to be just going through the motions of daily tasks. Get up, get ready for the day, go to work, cook dinner, help with homework, get things ready for the following day, just to go to bed and do it all over again.
I need to remember to invite Jesus into these everyday tasks. I need to ask Him to help me see His purpose for everything I do. By asking for His help, I can know that everything can be done for His glory. For 1 Corinthians 10:31 states, "Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
I am determined to live the great adventure!!!
These fishermen were in Bethsaida [house of fishing] when Jesus called them to be fishers of men. These men were doing their everyday job - fishing, cleaning their nets, and catching nothing while working all through the night. Jesus came into their lives and turned things every which way for these disciples. He changed their routine into an adventure.
Where am I in my life right now? Am I in a routine and a rut or am I living the great adventure with Jesus? Where are you on this spectrum between the ordinary and the outstanding? I know for me that this can change from day to day. Right now I see myself on this scale of 1-10 as being about a 6. Life can seem to be just going through the motions of daily tasks. Get up, get ready for the day, go to work, cook dinner, help with homework, get things ready for the following day, just to go to bed and do it all over again.
I need to remember to invite Jesus into these everyday tasks. I need to ask Him to help me see His purpose for everything I do. By asking for His help, I can know that everything can be done for His glory. For 1 Corinthians 10:31 states, "Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
I am determined to live the great adventure!!!
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