Stand StrongSample

A New Career? For some guys, an annual fishing trip is the highlight of their calendar. They stay in cozy cabins and spend long days fishing just for the fun of it. You can be sure it wasn’t that way for the fisherman disciples. They weren’t on vacation when they met Jesus. Fishing was their career. Our careers often demand much of our time and attention. But Jesus has an interesting way of interrupting our business-as-usual agenda. In fact, He invites us to join His business. Notice the sequence of His statement to the fishermen: “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19 NKJV). He calls us first to follow Him, and then He makes something of our lives. He leads us to prioritize so we see the needs of people and their eternity as the goal of all our endeavors. And while God may not require you to give up your career, following Him will guarantee that you will never see your career in the same way again. Where you “fish” is not important. But if you follow, you must fish. Joe Stowell