“Faith never knows where one is being led, but loves and trusts the One leading.” Oswald Chambers

You just wonder what it took for fishermen, who owned their businesses, to leave it all behind in order to follow this new Rabbi Yeshua.

Jesus, walking beside the Sea of Galilee, saw Peter and Andrew fishing. He said, “Follow Me.” Scripture says they immediately left their businesses and followed. The same was true for their business partners, James and John (Matt. 4).

Luke gives insight into their decision (Lk. 5). He records that Peter let Jesus use his boat to give a message. Afterwards, Jesus tells Peter to recast his net. Though Peter didn’t think anything would happen, he still recast.

Peter, along with Andrew, James and John, had a God encounter. Peter cast his nets. Jesus overwhelmed him with fish. Peter, Andrew, James and John could see the fish, smell the fish, touch the fish, hear the fish and quite possibly taste the water from all the fish splashing around!

There was something different about this Rabbi, whom God had just performed, in their worldview to that point, a miracle. Would they enter a new phase of their lives – catching souls? They did so with no guarantees.

I recently read, “The disciple is always ready to take the next step, even if it costs them everything they’ve gained to date. If there is anything that characterizes Christian maturity, it is the willingness to become a beginner with Jesus again and again. It’s the willingness to say, ‘I’m scared to death, but I’ll go with you Jesus.’”

Leaving our comfort zone is truly scary! Yet, based on what you’ve already seen God do; are you willing to trust Him to show you more about who He is by leaving something behind?

Healthy relationships grow with time. It’s the same with Jesus. He is asking you to follow Him into a new phase of your walk to love and cherish Him more, even if it is a little scary at the moment.