"Put out into the deep and let down your nets."

Peter, the fisherman knew what he was doing. He had been fishing all night with no luck. What did Jesus know about fishing? He probably never touched a fishing line or net. And yet, because Peter respected him he would give it a try. And you know the rest of the story... the net was full of fish.

Sometimes we just don't go deep enough. I am guilty of this. Living the surface of life. Sometimes I need to turn everything off... TV, phone, ipod, computer and be quiet. Amazing things happen when we stop and allow the nets to go deep.

My grandson Brian and I were fishing last summer. I knew where the fish were. I knew the lure that would work. When we got in the canoe he announced where we were going and what he was using for bait. I thought to myself, "It will never work." But I will amuse him.

The first cast brought in the the largest small mouth bass that I had ever seen in that pond, and then another and another.

Try something new... go a bit deeper... it can be amazing.

I had no idea those bass were there. Just because I couldn't see them didn't mean they didn't exist. I believe that God's world is filled with possibilities and opportunities. Just because we can't see them? Take a risk and go a little deeper.