Outdoor Truths: Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ Jan. 24th
Gary Miller ~ outdoortruths.org
A few hundred yards behind me was a small unexciting place, but the wind would be to my back and blocked somewhat by the hills on one side. There in that area, were little dead stickweeds that were scattered throughout. They may hold a bass but there were now only a couple of hours left before dark. In those two hours I caught six largemouth and all were keeper size. I was so excited about that new little spot that I made plans to return the next day; earlier and with a friend. That next afternoon did not disappoint us. When the smoke had cleared we had landed twenty one bass over fifteen inches long. Just two days before I had cursed the wind and the circumstance it had put me in. I had complained of the difficulties and obstacles that I was facing. I had fought against the prospects of leaving the familiar and comfortable place that I knew for the unknown, untested, and unappealing. But to get to the most fruitful area I had to be forced out of my safe and secure confines. I had to “cast my nets on the other side.” This is how God works many times when He wants to get more out of our lives or when He is looking for someone to serve in a certain way or place. He simply makes the place that we’re in too hard to bear. He makes the going so tough that we have no other choice than to look in other areas. It’s one of the ways that God uses to get you from where you are now to where He wants you to be. Sometimes the winds of change begin by blowing you away from a comfortable place.
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