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Over Coming the "Quitter's Mentality"

" Peter was so disappointed he decided to return to fishing - not men, but fishes - abandoning God's big dreams for his own small dreams. "

This time the Lord has brought me to one of my former youth. She has been blessed by the Lord to further her studies in Singapore on a scholarship.

To see her grow spiritually from the girl that she used to be is a blessing. I can't imagine how proud her Sunday school teachers and her parents will be.

It's a long road ahead for her. But I pray that she will be strengthen and rooted in Him. I'm sure that He has great plans for her.

I pray that she will continue to walk close with the Lord.
And no matter what comes along, storms or wave or even drought, I pray that she will hang on to Him as He will always hold her in her arms.

Praise the Lord that she managed to find a church for her to settle down and begin to serve. May she be surrounded by brothers and sisters in Christ, and that she may be a blessing to them too.

The following article was picked up from the church bulletin, from the section title "Pastor's Pen" for the 22 & 23 April 2006 edition.

Over Coming the "Quitter's Mentality"

Have you ever felt like quitting?
Have you ever felt disappointed and disillusioned?
Disappointed with others, with yourself and even with God?

In John 21, we see Peter as a disappointed man:
  • Disappointed with himself that he will be the first to deny Christ;

  • Disappointed that his dream of ruling with Christ was crashed;

  • Disappointed even with God!
Peter was so disappointed he decided to return to fishing - not men, but fishes - abandoning God's big dreams for his own small dreams.

In John 21, we see that the disciples fished all night but caught nothing. In the morning, they saw a man standing on the shores. This man told then to throw their net down on the right side of the boat. When they did, they caught so many fishes that they could not haul them in the net. At that, they realised that the man on the beach was Jesus!

Why did this cause them to recognise Jesus?

Remember a similar incident about three years ago when they fished all night but caught nothing (Luke 5:4-11)? It was then that Jesus called them to be "fishers of men".

This miracle in John 21 reminded Peter that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.
  • He is still the God of miracles!

  • He is still the God who calls us - to be fishers of men!

  • He is still the God who gives us big dreams!

  • He is still the God who fulfills those dreams!
So come to God today...
  • Let Him resurrect any dreams that have died

  • Let Him restore your sense of calling and confidence - knowing that God has made you the head and not the tail!
Come let us abandon our small dreams and pursue God's big dreams for our lives!

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