Fishing in the Rain

Yesterday, Eddie and I left home to go fishing at Lake Greenwood in the rain. We were not intending to go fishing in the rain, but it was raining when we left home and we had no idea if we would even be able to put the boat in the water. Fortunately, when we go there, it was very cloudy and it drizzled on us a little bit but within an hour, the sun was out and it turned out to be a beautiful afternoon. We caught a few fish so we were happy!

**Pictures were taken in September 2007 at Frogmore, SC

This trip reminded me of another time that we wanted to go fishing. It was right after Eddie and I had gotten married—we didn’t even own a boat so we borrowed my daddy’s boat. Of course, we didn’t have anything to pull the boat with so we also borrowed daddy’s van. It was on a Friday night and it was raining but we were convinced that the rain would pass. This was back in the early 1980’s, so there was no such things as cell phones or the Internet—things we take for granted now—I have instant weather on the desktop of my computer at all times and if I was on the lake, I could call someone at home and have them look online and see what the radar looked like. Some people even have radar service on their cell phone. Well, when we got to the Shrine Club, where we were going to launch the boat, it was raining pretty hard so we decided to wait it out. We waited and we waited—the rain grew heavier and heavier. Finally, we crawled into the back of the van and tried to take a nap but of course, I was afraid to go to sleep there—what if someone walked up and decided to try to rob us or something! I think we waited until midnight or so before we gave up and went home. I was so disappointed!

That disappointment reminds me of how much enthusiasm I put into things that I consider fun—like fishing, or decorating. or working on scrapbooks. Why then, do I not get as enthusiastic over sharing the Word? Our church is in the middle of a series of messages on being a witness. Last week, we were challenged to share our story with 2 people. How many people did I share my story with? Zilch—I am ashamed to say! Jesus commanded us to share the Good News—to be Fishers of Men—ahhh “FISHERS” of men—now that is one type of fishing that I should be doing-heck I could even do it in the rain! My challenge now is to share my story—surely I can do that!

Matthew 4:19 "Come follow me", Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."