You worked hard, you did your best, you gave it all you had - you failed. What happened? What next? Where do I turn from here? Peter and his partners were acutely aware of their failure. There is no denying a fishing boat devoid of fish. They had worked all night, they had employed their considerable collective fishing skills, they did their best - they had no fish. Time to clean their nets, pack up and head home.
And they would have headed for the barn, so to speak, except for Jesus. The Lord dismissed their fishless outcome and set aside their combined professional efforts. The Carpenter directed the fishermen to cast out their nets again. Peter, knowing that he and his partners had done all that was possible to insure a catch but submitted to The Lord saying, " Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets" (Luke 5:5).
The chances of these fishermen catching any fish at this point were small to none, but “What is impossible with man is possible with God" (Luke 18:27). While the cause of their failure may have been poor choices or poor conditions or just bad luck; the assurance of their victory was trusting in The Lord.
If you have done all your research, focused all your energy and gave it your best shot only to fail - perhaps it is time to focus your energy on Jesus and put your trust in Him.erhaps a victory is out of your hands,,but it is not out of His.
Jus' Sayn.
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