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The Rod and Reproof Bring Wisdom – Proverbs 29:15 – 29:27

Little Boy Fishing With a Tree Branch Pole

I’m amused by the story of the boy who was fishing on a stream when a group of teenagers arrived on the scene with their rods and reels and fancy flies. They thrashed the water as they joked and laughed casting and reeling in repeatedly but catching nothing. The boy sat intently watching the tip of his tree-branch pole. Every so often he pulled up a fish. Finally, one of the fellows shouted, “How do you do it? We’ve got special flies but we’re not catching anything!” The boy looked up long enough to reply, “I’m fishing for fish. You’re fishing for fun.” Maybe we need to become a little more focused in our attempts to reach people with the gospel. (Source Unknown).