Trust Him or me?

The Calling of the First Disciples

Luke5:1One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, 2he saw at the water's edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch."

5Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."

6When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

Just wanna draw your attention to this part of Peter’s life. It happened when Peter was still a fisherman, and he was trying to catch some fishes with his mates during one fine day. It is that one day that a man named Jesus came and went on Peter’s boat, and start preaching. After He finished, He had a conversation with Peter that later transformed Peter’s life!

Peter has been a fisherman all his life, hence he is a “content expert”. He knows when is the appropriate time to catch the largest amount of fish, where is the best spot to grab hold of many fishes, and which proper technique that brings him the best profit. But here comes Jesus, a carpenter since young with no fishing background what-so-ever came and taught Peter how to fish. But check out how Peter responded to Jesus’ instruction “I tried all night long and still can’t find any fishes. But since You said so, I’ll just give it a go”

And BOOM!

Peter caught so much fishes that his net began to break. He has to call his buddies in the other boat to help him, and when both boats try to contain the “catch of the day” the amount of fish is so much that it filled both boats and the boats began to sink. What abundance once Peter obeyed Jesus.

Similarly, we sometimes try to “act smart”. We can say, “I need to study” or “I tried so hard to study and yet still didn’t do as well as I thought it would be” or “You won’t understand how I feel about my situation. It’s easy for you to say “trust God””… All these are excuses we constantly say in our daily life. We can say others don’t understand because they aren’t in our position, not facing the things we are facing, or have stronger will and ability to get through situations like ours compared to us…

But we should be like Peter. Acknowledging his current situation but not trusting in his own strength or ability, but trusting in God’s provision. As soon as he responded in faith, look at God’s blessing and provision! I know I might not understand how some people feel about their situation, but I know my God for sure! I know His character & nature. He is someone that provides our need, that blesses us abundantly, that wants good things happen in our lives, that gives us His very best each time we trust in Him… The question is, do we trust Him enough even when circumstances are beyond your control? Or do we act smart and think we are Mr/Miss know-my-situation-best and deal with the circumstances with our own limited strength?

His promises endure forever! But do we trust Him enough to feed on His promises?