In John 21, the disciples went from catching nothing to a miraculous catch of 153 fish when Jesus told them where to cast their net. But Pastor Mark pointed out a second miracle: despite the weight of the catch, the net did not break. God knows the capacity of the net, and rather than simply asking God for more, we can ask Him to enlarge our capacity for what He wants to entrust to us.
God knows what we can carry. Sometimes His kindness is seen not only in what He gives us, but in what He prepares us to carry. Instead of only praying for more, we can pray, “God, enlarge my capacity.”
A net only works when its individual threads are connected. In the same way, we were never meant to follow Jesus alone. When we lay down our independence and allow God to connect our lives with others, our collective capacity becomes far greater than what any of us could carry individually.
“We can always do more together than we can do on our own.”
Connection is only part of what makes a net strong. Every thread also has to carry. Each of us has been given something to contribute, whether that looks like serving, praying, giving, hosting, creating, or simply using what God has already placed in our hands.
“You were born to create. You were born to contribute. You were born to carry.”
Like the paralyzed man who was carried to Jesus and then told to pick up his mat, we have all been carried by others at some point. Someone prayed for us, encouraged us, served us, or helped bring us closer to Jesus. Now we have the opportunity to become carriers for someone else.
We aren't saved to remain spectators. We are saved to become part of God's answer for the world around us.
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