Where is the Shekel? Part 2

I recently posted a newsletter about 'The Shekel in the Fish' and sparked more conversations than anything I’ve shared in a long time.

Clients brought it up on coaching calls. Friends said, “that story hit different.”

Even my college daughter read it!

Why did it strike such a nerve with people?

Because most of us are living exactly where Peter stood - facing a need we can’t meet with resources we don’t have. We need help. We need answers.

And what struck so many wasn’t the miracle; it was the method.

Jesus could’ve magically dropped a coin on the table.

But instead, He said, “Go.” Go to the lake. Go cast the line. Go do the ordinary thing and watch Me show up in an extraordinary way.

One client told me this week, “I keep asking God for clarity at work....but I still haven’t sent the email I know I need to send.”

Another said, “I’m praying for my marriage to improve....but I’m avoiding the hard conversation about going to a counselor.”

We want the miracle, but we resist the movement.

James reminds us,

“Faith without works is dead.” (James 2:17)

Faith is rarely passive.

Yes, the miracle was in the fish's mouth, but the faith was in Peter's walk.

Peter had to leave the house, trust the command, and walk toward the water.

God provided as he moved.

Yet most times, we want God’s provision without God’s process.

So we will ask this question again this week:

Where is God telling you to go to find your shekel?

Is it a boundary to set? A sin to confess? A risk to take? A conversation to start?

Don’t just pray for the coin. Ask for the courage to take the step.

So today, what is one step you can take towards your shekel?

-Cory