For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken….
Luke 5:9
After Peter and his companions had fished all night and caught nothing, he obeyed Jesus’ instructions to try again and caught so many fish that his nets began to break.
Peter was a professional fisherman and had never caught so many fish that his nets began to break, and he had to call on another boat of companions to help him.
He was astonished by it, awestruck by what followed his obedience to Jesus’ word.
You may have been working hard, doing the right thing, but you feel like you’ve caught nothing.
There weren’t any fish out there the last time, but God controls the fish.
Start dreaming again, start taking steps of faith.
God is going to do things in your life that astonish you.
It’s not going to be a normal catch, an average contract, an ordinary promotion.
It’s going to be a net-breaking blessing—something unprecedented, favor so heavy that it starts to sink the boat.
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