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He said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some." When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
John 21:6

The disciples were fishing all night. But they didn't have any success and daylight arrives. Then some land-lubber hollers from the shore, that perhaps you just need to throw the nets on the other side of the boat.....

How do I respond to this? I am the expert, trying and trying to do something, but it has no effect. Then someone who hasn't the knowledge or expertise, happens by and gives me a new thing to try. Am I willing to give it a go? I need to be. The disciples chose to listen to the person on the shore, and suddenly they had more than they bargained for from a night's work of fishing and later some time fellowshipping with Jesus on shore. As I pursue my work, I want to have ears that listen to that "land-lubber" as well as a heart willing to give new advice a try.

The fish we can catch are bigger than the ones the disciples caught that night. We are called to be fishers of men! So let's throw that net on the other side of the boat!

Written by
Theresa Zacher