Tired Is Not A Release Clause...
- pbremmerman
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Sometimes Jesus asks you to do something right when you’re at your lowest.
In Gospel of Luke 5, Peter had fished all night.
No bites.
No money.
No progress.
Just wet nets and sore muscles.
They were cleaning up. Clocking out. Thinking about bed.
And that’s when Jesus said,
“Push back out.”
Not tomorrow. Not after rest. Now.
Peter even says it out loud:
“Lord, we worked hard all night and caught nothing…”
Translation: “We already tried that.”
But then comes the turning point:
“Nevertheless… at Your word I will.”
And when they obeyed?
“They enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break.”
The miracle didn’t come at the beginning of the night.
It came after exhaustion.
Here’s the truth:
There will be moments when Jesus asks you to serve, to forgive,
to give, to speak, to try again—and you will be tired.
Not lazy.
Not rebellious.
Just tired.
That’s the moment that separates spectators from disciples.
The blessing is often on the other side of one more act of obedience.
So when He says,
“Get back in the boat,”
We don’t argue.
We don’t negotiate.
We don’t delay.
We say,
“Yes, Lord.”
And we cast one more time.
Happy fishing.
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