The Lord is always looking for opportunities to bring those who are desperate and hungry into a life-changing encounter with Him. When we look at a few stories in the Scriptures we can see the heartbeat of God as Jesus brings people transforming encounters that shift the direction of their lives.
Let's look at the beginning of Jesus' ministry to see how He goes about finding His disciples. Here are two men, Simon and Andrew, who are going about their daily activities as fishermen. They are just going through the routines of life, with the struggles and monotony of their occupation. When Jesus comes on the scene, what is it about Him that calls to the heart with such authority that these men are ready to leave it all to follow Him?
And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men." They immediately left their nets and followed Him. (Mark 1:16-18)
Jesus sees deeper into the hearts of Simon and Andrew, speaking into the call upon their lives saying, "I will make you a fishers of men." In other words, He took what they did in the natural to see the parallel of what they were called to do in the Kingdom of God.