Lesson five: stand on the promises of God. In their previous （之前）fishing attempt, the disciples were trusting in their own experience and ability. But this time they were trusting in Christ’s promise: Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch（開到水深之處，下網打魚） (Luke 5:4 NIV). Now, Jesus didn’t specifically say, Peter, if you go fishing with me, I promise you a big catch.（如果你跟我去打魚，我答應你釣大的） He didn’t need to say it because Peter realised that when Christ told him to go fishing, and then got into his boat, and then told him exactly where to put down the net, there was no way it was going to come up empty（不可能上網撲空）! Peter expected God to act（行動）. He expected him to keep his promise(言出必行）.

When you get God’s presence in your boat（船上有神同在）, God’s plan in your head（腦裡有神籌劃）, and God’s promises in your heart（心中有神應許）, you can’t fail. Maybe you’re saying, That sounds great, but you don’t know my circumstances. Right now I’m defeated （擊垮）by the problems I’m experiencing. I’m having some hard times（日子難熬）. If you’re feeling beaten by your circumstances（四面受敵）, do this: read your Bible, find a specific promise from God, and start claiming it（支取應許）. Start expecting God to act, and you’ll find that his promise will inject new hope（注入新希望） into your situation. Just because you haven’t solved your problem doesn’t mean the solution doesn’t exist（問題沒解決不表示無解）. With God, success often begins at the point of failure（失敗為成功之母）. It’s after you’ve fished all night and caught nothing, that he steps in（介入）.

So the word for today is - don’t give up! Try again. This time do it with Jesus in your boat, and he will make all the difference（一切改觀）.

原文：The Word for Today，原圖：Feifei筆記