Me and My Eureka Moments

  Let down your nets for a catch. This moment didn’t come randomly, but at a time when the fishermen had labored all night without catching anything. These weren’t beginners but seasoned fishermen (Luke 5:4–6; John 21:6) . When they found nothing after a whole night of effort, they knew it wasn’t likely they would find fish now either. Humanly speaking, scientifically and logically, it seemed impossible. Yet when Jesus said, “Let down your nets for a catch,”  Peter answered, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless, at Your word I will let down the net.” They obeyed—not because the situation looked favorable, but simply because Jesus said so. You know the result. They caught not one or two, but “a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.” All it took was trying one more time—this time with faith in Jesus’ word. In our own lives, when past failures mock us, when disappointments whisper that it is impossible, when rejections warn us not ...

 What is the type of our heart? When we talk about the heart — not the physical one, but our spiritual heart — it can feel hard to categorize. Still, in many ways, we might say there are two main kinds: an impenitent heart and a repentant heart . Impenitent heart An impenitent heart is one that refuses to admit wrong. How often have we justified our actions with, “I did that because…” or “I couldn’t help it because…” ? Whatever the excuse may be, at the core it’s still a refusal to own up to the truth. The bible days Because of your stubbornness and your impenitent heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath… - Romans 2:5  In other words, every time we harden ourselves and excuse our behavior, we are quietly storing up consequences we may not even realize. Repentant heart By contrast, a repentant heart admits fault. Owning our mistakes — saying, “Yes, I did it. I’m sorry” — takes tremendous effort. Sometimes it dents our ego to ask for forgiveness, bu...