But isn’t life more than a few fish, another paycheck, a better relationship, or more admiration? What if the truly good life is hearing the call of Jesus and obeying? What if being saved isn’t getting what we want from God, or going to heaven when we die, or using Jesus for a vile of blood—what if salvation is a life “put out into the deep” with Jesus. Some of us may attend a few church services and never know we’re not actually a disciple of Jesus, because we’ve never learned to live with Jesus in our actual lives. Some may say we believe in Jesus but lack the readiness to act as if what we believe about Jesus is actually true. Even more may admire the Lord, but then ignore his call to obedience.
