FishForPeople

Posted 6 months ago

31/08

One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers - Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew - throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”. And they left their nets at once and followed him.

- Matthew 4:18-19

In this story, Jesus was asking the fishermen to leave their profession behind and persue a life with him, reaching out to people with the message Jesus had to bring.

Being professional fishermen, Peter and Andrew would have had many admirable characteristics and skills. Fishing was a very competitive industry back in the day and to be successful required a lot of patience, plenty of hard work, personal sacrifice, a good understanding of the nature of fish (combined with local knowledge of the sea), good judgement of a good catch (or not), and a general sensitivity to the environment.

Jesus knew these men, and had a purpose for their abilities and talents. I read this story a while ago and began thinking about my own interests, the things I have a passion for and the things I have found easier excelling at, than others, through my life. I’m not sure what triggered it, but a fog cleared before me and I began to see the potential of being creative with God centred in my heart & mind.

God has a plan, a purpose for everyone on this planet and it is no coincidence that you have certain characteristics, abilities and passions in life. They too, were also planned…

My name’s Paul. I live in the United Kingdom (Great Britain) and work for Google as a Creative Consultant. I look forward to meeting you.