Fishing for Souls, part 1

"Beware of the people who tell you how to fish! I know a good many people who have tried to learn how to fish from books, but they never did learn. The only way to learn how to fish is to fish! . . .

Beware of the books that tell you how to catch men. Go to Calvary, and let God Almighty deal with you until you understand the meaning of the tremendous cost to our Lord Jesus Christ, and then go out to catch men. God grant we may get away from the instructors on how to catch fish and get out into the fishing business!" 

--Oswald Chambers, 

in Workmen of God 

from The Quotable Oswald Chambers.

While I think the counsel of the godly is valuable,

the gist of this quote

 is actually something I had to learn as I 

got deeper into mentoring my children and

women God sends to me.

There are so many voices telling me

how to do it...

but ultimately,

I find it best and safest,

and simplest of all

to listen to the voice of God,

and follow His leading.

Trusting the one who commissioned us

to disciple others is indeed

the best way of all.