Catfish

Have you ever gone fishing for catfish? Do you know what it takes to catch them? I'm not talking noodling. I'm talking with a pole, bait and hook. Catfish are nocturnal, they decide to grace ya with their presence at night right? It takes a lot of patience in order to catch them. A lot of times you cast out, set the pole up and wait. It's a big waiting game. You wait for that pole to move, watch the line for action. Some times it takes hours, but the end result is always worth it isn't it? Mine resulted in a 10 pounder that ended up in my freezer. It ended well for me that night. We can related to this a lot in our own lives. God is asking for us to be patient. He has our end result ready for us but sometimes we just can't wait and we reel the line in too soon. He's wanting us to wait because he has our purpose waiting for us. So how is it we can show patience when it comes to trying to catch catfish but when it comes to our lives we want God to act now? When we take control and reel in too soon we miss out on that end result. We miss out on the grand prize of actually catching the fish. The whole purpose of even casting out in the first place. Wait on the Lord, for He knows what's going on below the water that we know nothing about.