Where is Our Root?

 

Where is Our Root?

In the previous blog, we saw how Peter received a net full of fish simply because he listened to Jesus. The very thing he had been struggling to achieve all night was given to him in a moment — just by obeying God’s word.

Now, we might think this is the moment where the story ends with, “and they lived happily ever after.” A fisherman finally gets the catch of his life — shouldn’t that be the highlight?

But what happened when they reached the shore changes everything.

Before going further, we can ask ourselves something:
Where is our root?
What is the foundation of our prayer life?
Is it rooted in blessings — or rooted in God?

Are we praying because we want God to do something for us?
Are we praying only because we want peace, success, or wellbeing for ourselves and our loved ones?
Or…

Are we praying simply because we love Him?
Because we want to talk to Him — as one talks to a friend — without petitions, without conditions?

That difference matters.
This is what set David apart.
For David, it wasn’t primarily about what God could give.
It was about God Himself.
He walked with God, spoke with God, sang to God — even when life was messy and confusing.
Saul, on the other hand, remembered God only when he needed something.

It’s not that we shouldn’t ask God for things. We should.
But if the only time we remember God is when we want something, then perhaps something in our relationship needs to be realigned.

Coming back to Peter, James, and John:

“And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.” — Luke 5:11

They walked away from the greatest catch of their lives.
Why?
Because the blessing was never the point.
The Giver was.

We may not be asked to leave everything the way they did — jobs, possessions, routines — but the heart of the question remains:

So where is our root?

In God — or in what He gives?


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