It's Never "Just Another Day"

Lately I have been reading Luke. Now, I’ve noticed that I haven’t been blogging a whole lot about what I’ve been reading in the Bible. Lately I have let a lot of things cloud my view of God, and cast my eyes down on things that don’t really matter. I’ve had a bit of a rough time, but God has brought me out of it. So here I am continuing my Bible reading and writing this post. I was reading Chapter 5 last night, which starts off with Jesus calls Peter to follow Him. This may seem like a common story, but for some reason it stood out a little differently to me. Lately I’ve been thinking a great deal about where I am in my life now, and how my life at Holy Cross has developed a bit differently than I thought it would. I’ve been saying to myself, “Gosh if I had only known I’d end up here!” Well, Peter must have thought along the same lines (although his reasons to are a bit happier than mine). Imagine what was going through Peter’s head, he was at work all night and probably wanted to go home and sleep that morning but God had different plans for him. Peter probably figured that day was a normal one, just like any other day of his life but in the end it couldn’t be more different. Instead of going home after a long night’s work Peter met the Son of God and took a chance to follow Him. I guess this passage stood out to me, not because there is anything truly deep to learn, but because I can identify with Peter a bit. I thought that in going to college I wouldn’t miss home that much, I’d do well in classes, and make a few friends. Instead God took me on a whirlwind journey, full of joy but also some moments of sadness as well. But that’s the thing about life, and about God’s plan for us. Little do we know of the great places God will lead us, but we need to trust Him first. Peter had to trust in Jesus to see His true power, and it is the same for us. Before we can go on the journey we need to recognize the call and say “yes” when we hear it. God led me through some interesting situations, but all along I always knew that behind the scenes God was at work in my life, and He does the same for all of us.