Faith Farm

A bigger frying pan

Two men went fishing. One man was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn't. Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep it fresh. Whenever the inexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he threw it back. The experienced fisherman watched this go on all day and finally got tired of seeing this man waste good fish. "Why do you keep throwing back all the big fish you catch?" he asked.

The inexperienced fisherman replied, "I only have a small frying pan."

Sometimes, like that fisherman, we throw back the big plans, big dreams, big jobs, and big opportunities that God gives us. Our faith is too small. We laugh at that fisherman who didn't figure out that all he needed was a bigger frying pan; yet how ready are we to increase the size of our faith?

Whether it's a problem or a possibility, God will never give you anything bigger than you can handle. That means we can confidently walk into anything God brings our way.

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{ 09:14, Monday, February 4, 2008 } { Posted by dlynthomas }

I like the story, very nice thought! Thanks for sharing it. We all need to be reminded of this often!

A big frying pan indeed

{ 03:32, Monday, February 4, 2008 } { Posted by bodkin }

I just want to say that we must keep our faith and believe that the Lord wants more for us. I can attest to his faithfulness firsthand....In 2005, our business was struggling terribly. We employed 43 people and we had to take our own savings to pay the payroll more than once. I asked the Lord to take this burden and I began to journal my prayers. I asked the Lord to lead us away from the stress and help us sell the busines if that was his will. I waited on the Lord to lead us, all the while praying, praying, praying. And sure enough, by 2007, we had sold the business and now we are living debt-free on our little homestead!

No dream is too big for Him. Just stay encouraged and he will lead you!

Your friend,
Shan