This is my grandpa (the one on the right). He is a pretty cool dude. He plays a mean pinochle game, and comes to a lot of his grandchildren's events (in this picture: my high school graduation). The one thing that impresses me the most about my grandpa, is that he can get up and leave whenever he feels the need to. When asked about when he heads south for the winter, the answer is always some variation of: "Whenever I'm ready."
"As Jesus was walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the lake because they were fishermen. Jesus said, 'Come follow me, and I will make you fish for people.' So Simon and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed him. As Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee, he saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus told them to come with him. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and they followed Jesus."
-Matthew 4:18-22
Wouldn't that be difficult? If someone were to tell you, "Drop everything that you own, leave your family and go to a far away place," how would you respond to that? Guys like these; Simon, Andrew, James, John, Grandpa John, they make it look so easy. The main thing that these people have in common, is that they trust in God's plans for them. The first disciples may have had direct contact with Jesus himself (the dude literally walked up to them and told them to follow him), but my grandpa might have that "gut feeling" that it's time to go. It's all about trust. That's the kind of person that I want to be. I want to be able to trust that whatever God has in store for me, that I would pack up my things and do it.
"'I say this because I know what I am planning for you,' says the Lord. 'I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future.'"
-Jeremiah 29:11
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