Launch Out

'Launch out into the deep.' Luke 5:4 NKJV

One of Dr Robert Schuler's hobbies was raising koi fish. Asked why some grow big while others stay small, he replied, 'If a koi fish lives in a small tank it will never grow longer than five or six inches. In a larger pond they can grow up to 25 inches long-in ponds the size of mine, but if they live in a huge lake where they can swim and stretch, they can grow up to a 40 inches long. The size of the pond determines the size of the fish. Similarly, little ideas in little-thinking minds produce little achievements. But little ideas embraced by big-thinking minds produce enormous achievements.' Jesus said, 'According to your faith be it unto you.' (Matthew 9:29 KJV) The size of your faith and your vision determines the outcome of your idea. Edison had to install electric lights for free in an office building before anyone even came to look at them. The first sewing machine invented was destroyed by a mob in France. Morse waited for ten years before the world showed any interest in his telegraph. And when the idea of travelling by railroad was introduced, people scoffed because it was widely believed that travelling at 50 mph stopped blood circulation in the human body. Ronald E. Osborn said, 'Undertake something difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try something beyond what you have already mastered, you'll never grow.' You attain in direct proportion to what you attempt, which is why Jesus said to His disciples: 'Launch out into the deep.' Where is it that Jesus has asked you to Launch out? One of the biggest attacks of satan is to bring to a place that you give up. If God has you in a place of ministry, don't give up! If He's pushing you into ministry it's time to Launch Out...one of the things I've learned over the years is that when the body (you) are faithful does the church go...so keep on keeping on! You are loved...