Mark 1:14-20
After John had been arrested,
Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God:
"This is the time of fulfillment.
The kingdom of God is at hand.
Repent, and believe in the gospel."
As he passed by the Sea of Galilee,
he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea;
they were fishermen.
Jesus said to them,
"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Then they abandoned their nets and followed him.
He walked along a little farther
and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.
They too were in a boat mending their nets.
Then he called them.
So they left their father Zebedee in the boat
along with the hired men and followed him.
Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God:
"This is the time of fulfillment.
The kingdom of God is at hand.
Repent, and believe in the gospel."
As he passed by the Sea of Galilee,
he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea;
they were fishermen.
Jesus said to them,
"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Then they abandoned their nets and followed him.
He walked along a little farther
and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.
They too were in a boat mending their nets.
Then he called them.
So they left their father Zebedee in the boat
along with the hired men and followed him.
Wow, this is a moment I have desired all my life, well okay maybe not all my life, but for sometime now in my adulthood. For so long I have wondered, "What is my purpose? What is my mission? What does God want me to do with my life?" For me the answer was so simple I was looking right passed it. Some might be like, "Who cares?", but for me when I came to realize how much Jesus loves me it was hard to not want to go to work for him. Reading this not only did Jesus call Simon and Andrew to join him but they both had followed paths that would allow them to be found by Jesus that day so that they could even be asked. Whenever I get lost, or feel lost I just look at the place that I am in and see it as a gift, sometimes that's hard. Next I look to see how I can love like Jesus in that situation. It's not always easy and sometimes you come to a fork in the road that means a radical change in your life (or it seems that way at the time). That's when I turn to prayer. That's when I look for nudges from God, and then I pray some more.
Jesus,
You know that I'm really thick and that I think way too much. Help me to hear you today and everyday. Help me to see the path that will make me the man that God made me to be. Help me to receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit so that I can make the most of every situation. Please forgive me when I mess up, learn from my mistakes and start loving again. Most importantly help me to love. I want to love cause it makes me feel great, but also because everyone in this world is so beautiful that they deserve to be loved. I love you Jesus. You are so amazing.
In Jesus Christ's name I pray,
Amen
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