08 Mar From Here (How to turn your Setback into a Comeback) part 15

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The Word of God gives us a very powerful account of the disciples fishing in Luke 5:1-7:

“And it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, And saw two ships standing by the lake; but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.  And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land.  And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.  Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.  And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.  And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.  And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them.  And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.”

Notice in verse four, Jesus tells his disciples to launch out into the deep water and let down their nets, and its then that they will catch fish.  However, notice also Peter replies, “Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing…” (Luke 5:5).  Jesus in essence was telling his men this is a new day!  You can live your life from here!  Conversely, Peter was stuck on yesterday and living his life from there.  

Today is a new day, keep it constructive.  Quit living out of your rearview mirror.  Never let your history, determine your destiny!  Learn to live your life…FROM HERE!

Join us this month as we continue our series as we have been sharing with you our key Scripture from I Thessalonians 5:16, “Rejoice evermore.”  In this short but powerful verse, we discovered the Greek word translated “evermore” literally means “from this point on”.  In everyday language, it means “from here”.  Then we began to share with you “13 Facets to Live a Constructive Life”:

  1. Part from Pity (Phil. 2:14).
  2. Never let your tragedy become your identity (Mark 5:26).
  3. You can’t unscramble eggs (Eph. 5:16).
  4. What we know is always more important than how we feel (Eph. 6:13-14).
  5. Never let go of what you doknow because of what you don’t know (Matt. 11:5-6).
  6. Never compound bad decisions with more bad decisions (Rom. 6:19).  

Next week we will jump into the 7th of our “13th Facets to Live a Constructive Life” From Here!