This past week I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting my family back in good ole’ Louisiana… We were able to get some good family time together as my grandfather “JW” celebrated his 90th birthday! What a milestone… We had a very cool party at a place that my family fondly has called “The Camp” for the last thirty years… It was a great time as we stayed out at “The Camp” for the rest of the week (Taryn, Isaac, Josiah, and me) just hangin-out, building memories with family members, riding around in “The Boat”, and doing some much needed Fishing!!! (Ok maybe not everyone “needs” to do some fishing, but I do…)

Fishing, it is somewhat theraputic and extremly tranquil. On the contrast there is nothing quite like “hooking the big one.” As I was fishing, God began to remind me of his words in Matthew 4:19 “Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men…”

I love that verse as it so clearly tells us what He is in the process of teaching us to do as we follow Him, “Become fishers of men”. Often I have thought, what does that mean become, “Fishers of Men?”

I think it is real simple, He is teaching us how to BE THE BAIT! In other words, the reason that the fish, pictured above, bit on the hook, was that I had some tasty bait on the hook… It may not have been attractive to me (aka. our own lives some time…) but it was attractive to this fish - - and he bit “hook, line, and sinker”…

As we grow in Christ and our relationship with Him, He makes us attractive to the world in our lifestyle, attitudes, emotions, and joy… and ultimately - - become the bait!

Heavy, what does He want us to do with our lives? Be The Bait!

Love You Guys,

Hooked on God,

D