Soaked in blessings

Simon said in reply, “Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.” When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them. They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger of sinking. -Luke 5:5-7

The line of Peter "but at your command I will lower the nets" really stuck to me this morning as I read the entire passage. I realized that a promise had been sandwiched somewhere in between that command addressed to Peter.

At first, I thought how arrogant of Peter to throw at the face of a God their futile attempt to catch fish that night. But the second part of his statement became his saving grace as he willingly submitted to the Lord's command. Maybe the "Simon" side of Peter just went with the flow since there's really no harm in trying, in following this stranger before him or the "Peter" side of him did it out of expectant faith and trust in Jesus. Nobody can really tell, but the important thing is he did as the Lord said even if it may have contradicted what his human brain can take in - that there are simply no fish to catch. And by doing so, whatever it is that motivated him, he was rewarded with more than he ever expected - overflowing fish that filled not one but two boats, to the point that the boats were about to sink.

In the same way, one of the most most challenging things to do in life is to give up our own plans and dreams in order to give way to what the Lord has in store for us. In any case, when we finally submit our selves to the Lord, it may be the Simon side in us who would blindly say, "Bahala ka na, Lord. Whatever goes, I'll follow" or the Peter side in us who would in full trust say, "In faith and gratitude for your wonderful plans for me, I'll follow". Whichever way, for as long as we utter the lines "At your command, I'll follow... I am certain that the Lord will reward us more than we'd ever expect. That's His promise... not one boat of blessings but two and even more, to the point that we'll be sinking into an ocean of blessings.

With that, let me end this entry with some blessings I received today:
- getting several hours of sleep even if I expected to get none last night
- approved leave for tomorrow
- conquering my Res Sem exam
- finishing and submitting my Res Sem Proposal Introduction

Finally! My To-Do list for this semester is finally narrowing down.

Thank You, Dear Lord!

Ciao!