Cast Your Net Where You Have Never Cast

I recently heard a very interesting story. It was about some fishermen who had returned from fishing and HAD NO FISH. When this prophet walked by their boats, he noticed that they had no fish and were washing their nets. Apparently, fishermen wash their nets when they are ready to call it a day. The prophet inquired why they were putting their nets away as they had caught no fish and therefore would not have any income for the day and would not eat.

The responses ranged from:

we’re tired of going out with our boats every morning and coming back without any fish;
the gas prices are too high to keep taking our boats out and not being guaranteed a catch;
its hot in the boats;
what’s the use of trying, we’re just going to come back without any fish.

So the prophet remarked; “you will be assured of no fish if you don’t go back out and you are assured of catching fish if you cast your net often enough as fish only live in water. If you cast you net long enough, often enough and in areas you have never cast your net before, you will catch fish.”

One of the fishermen heard the message and decided to take his boat out and this time he took his boat to an area of the sea he had never fished before. As soon as he cast his net, it was over filled with fish. When he returned to the shore, those fishermen who did not go back out to sea were envious and criticized the successful fisherman for not sharing his catch.

Which boat are you in when faced with challenges and disappointment. One thing is sure—when you give up you will reap what you sow—nothing!