Down on the upside

• October
• 28

4:28 pm Fly Tying

I find many parallels between fishing and my faith. I produced this fly to present it upside down to hide the hook. It looks unnatural, but actually it is closer to the truth because how many Mayflies do you see that have a hook? And so there are many things we can do, but God’s intended purpose is often the opposite of what we think. Here’s a few examples…To save your life, you must lose it (Luke9:24),  Our faith isn’t based on what we can do to earn it, but rather how Christ died so we could live! (John 3:16), God likes to do Big things with very little, whereas we think Big things are accomplished by going Big as we can (Matthew 15:33-38), Peace doesn’t come by how much money we have, how secure our job is, how good our health is, how stable the economy is, etc. Peace comes from within our hearts and Jesus Christ dwelling there. Crazy stuff, yet this is what I believe. Sometimes my mind tricks me and my circumstances blind my eyes to the truth, but over time I find that Jesus comes through and leads me back to where I belong. It’s opposite of what I would naturally choose, yet it feels so natural when I’m there. Tight Lines and peaceful minds!

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