Act NOW!

While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. (Matthew 4:18-22 ESV)

The calling of the first disciples tells how they immediately followed Jesus.  How different their lives would have been had they not decided in an instant to follow Jesus.  I look in this passage and see their eager response and it reminds me that when The Lord calls us, He expects an immediate response.  They didn't have time to get other people's opinions, talk it over with their friends, etc.  They just followed.  What is the application here?  The application is that when God speaks, calls us, gives us direction, He expects us to drop everything and follow...NOW!  When we do this, we demonstrate our complete faith and reliance upon Him and that we trust Him to bring things into place to make them happen.