The Parable of the Talents is one that currently has me feeling guilty. Why? I'm mighty good at being passive, at having logical and acceptable excuses for not doing a task. And I've been able to fight my 'silly' conscience pretty well that I now I fear for my lack of guilty feeling. (I'm a weirdo. Yes I know!)
If there's one thing I admire my mum for it's how she gets things done. How she sees something wrong, and suddenly BOOM! a strong ambition is born and she's fights with all her heart to fix it. I on the other hand am a different variety of her genes. I think 🤔. While I am aware of problems and can write up a beautiful solution to it or ponder deeply about the problem, doing something about it means I've given myself a hell of pep talk (by that I mean my mum or someone else has) or it's a do or die affair (according to the convincer). This is not to say I'm some bottled up person who stays mute. Nope! I can do stuff ...fix stuff even (without a pep talk! ) PS. If you're getting confused I did warn you that I was weirdo 🙄) .
I'll spare you more or less confusion and get down to the object of dilemma.
I do hope your conversant with this scripture. If not just read up Matthew 25:14-30). I simply will not commit plaigarusm at this time of the night 🙄. What I mean is that I won't copy the entire scripture out 😇😘. Goan read it!
I can't help but wonder which of the servants I'd end up being. By this I mean I know exactly which servant I would be but won't admit it 😭😭.
Each and everyone of us....to us are entrusted talents ...according to our abilities. Our time. Do we treat it like a prized possession and ensure it is used wisely? The responsibilities we are ordained with. Do we handle them efficiently? The gifts God has placed in our bodies. Do we utilise them for the better good of the society. In a way our master would return back from his journey and look at us with his eyes glistening with pride. Tears of joy threatening to spill at mere servants. Would we make him boast of us? Could we bring a smile to his face?
Well we all know the answers to these questions. Whether we agree to admit them or not is our choice. It's all in our hands to make the right decisions at the right time.
Prayer: Lord, we thank you for the talents you have given us. Thank you for the knowledge and wisdom through your Word. We ask for your grace to use our talents wisely. In Jesus name Amen. 🙏
If there's one thing I admire my mum for it's how she gets things done. How she sees something wrong, and suddenly BOOM! a strong ambition is born and she's fights with all her heart to fix it. I on the other hand am a different variety of her genes. I think 🤔. While I am aware of problems and can write up a beautiful solution to it or ponder deeply about the problem, doing something about it means I've given myself a hell of pep talk (by that I mean my mum or someone else has) or it's a do or die affair (according to the convincer). This is not to say I'm some bottled up person who stays mute. Nope! I can do stuff ...fix stuff even (without a pep talk! ) PS. If you're getting confused I did warn you that I was weirdo 🙄) .
I'll spare you more or less confusion and get down to the object of dilemma.
It’s also like a man going off on an extended trip. He called his servants together and delegated responsibilities. To one he gave five thousand dollars, to another two thousand, to a third one thousand, depending on their abilities. Then he left. Right off, the first servant went to work and doubled his master’s investment. The second did the same. But the man with the single thousand dug a hole and carefully buried his master’s money." (Matthew 25:14-18)
I do hope your conversant with this scripture. If not just read up Matthew 25:14-30). I simply will not commit plaigarusm at this time of the night 🙄. What I mean is that I won't copy the entire scripture out 😇😘. Goan read it!
I can't help but wonder which of the servants I'd end up being. By this I mean I know exactly which servant I would be but won't admit it 😭😭.
Each and everyone of us....to us are entrusted talents ...according to our abilities. Our time. Do we treat it like a prized possession and ensure it is used wisely? The responsibilities we are ordained with. Do we handle them efficiently? The gifts God has placed in our bodies. Do we utilise them for the better good of the society. In a way our master would return back from his journey and look at us with his eyes glistening with pride. Tears of joy threatening to spill at mere servants. Would we make him boast of us? Could we bring a smile to his face?
Well we all know the answers to these questions. Whether we agree to admit them or not is our choice. It's all in our hands to make the right decisions at the right time.
Prayer: Lord, we thank you for the talents you have given us. Thank you for the knowledge and wisdom through your Word. We ask for your grace to use our talents wisely. In Jesus name Amen. 🙏
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