Getting untangled from the net of life

Getting untangled from the net of life is difficult business.  We are filled with the cares of this world and feel, like Peter, giving up  and just focusing on the fish, focusing on life's problem  and our job.

 Today’s  gospel however teaches us how to pick up where we left off.  It teaches us how to get untangled in the net of life’s occupations and get back to following Christ.

Peter was told to leave  his fishing and follow Him.  Hence the Lord asks him,”do you love me more than  your fish? More than you love your job your livelihood?”
Peter got tangled in the net of life, in life’s business, and was giving up.

Here is how the Lord untangles him.

1.God rebukes Peter and recognizes his failure. Three times He asks, do you love me more than these fish?  God will bring our mistakes to our attention gently.

2.God  reveals His next step  to  you and prepares you for what is ahead.  He then  told Peter he would suffer and be crucified.

3.God reminds him of doing his calling and forgetting what others have to  do.  Don’t worry about what God tells His other servants to do!  Let’s do what He tells us to do.

    Our problems  when  we stumble  stem  from  three things,  the three things here

 1.We will not listen to God’s rebuke.  We just don’t want to hear we are wrong
 2.We don’t want  to take the next step
 3.We  want the plan  God has for other people, and don’t mind our business.

Thankfully,  Peter did  repent and went on on to write 2 epistles for us. He did leave his net and just follow the Lord . He got untangled from  the net of life by listening, taking the next step, and minding his own business- that is doing what God told him personally to do.  Let’s follow the chief apostle. All of us are called to follow Christ as Peter,  to  place following Christ  ahead of our net of life, our occupation.  Let’s not fall into the trap  of getting entangled in the net, but follow him.