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Fishing

I grabbed my fishing pole and all the fishing lures I thought I would need. Now, I’m on my way to fish for my daily meal. When I got to the waterfront, there were no fish for me to catch. I was disappointed, so I decided to sit down and think. While sitting there thinking, a man came over to me. He ask, why are you just sitting here with your fishing pole and lures? I told the man coming here was a big mistake, so, I’m sitting here because there are no fish for me to catch. The man said follow me, I’ll take you to a place where you can fish, you won’t need your fishing pole or your lures and you won’t have any regrets. I didn’t understand what he was saying, but I followed him anyway to see what was his plan. He took me to a place where a crowd of people had gathered. I said to him, there is no water so how can I fish, what can I hope to catch. I said to myself, I’ll never catch any fish because too may people are here, so now my hope had been totally shattered. He said listen to what I say, then you will understand why I brought you to this place. He stood in front of the crowd and he started to speak. His voice was soft and gentle, like sweet honey to a bee. He spoke of love, kindness, forgiveness and many other wonderful thing. I forgot about wanting to catch fish for me to eat. He keep talking and I started to understand. He wanted me to fish for lost souls, so I can teach them about God’s holy plan. I’m no longer a fisherman for creatures of the sea. I am a fisherman for the Lord, that was His ultimate plan for me.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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