The parable of the talents has a lot to unpack. I’d like to take the next few blogs to focus on one of them.
He gave to each servant according to his own abiity.”
Matthew 25:15
The problem isn't the amount he gave to each servant, the problem is not doing anything with it. And I suspect that the more he would have done with it, the more surprised he would have been with how far he could go.
Here is an example this brought to mind. This year in particular, Arturo and I, as realtors, have run across a few clients who are selling their homes because they are getting a divorce. Now I know there are times when divorce is absolutely the best thing to do. But as someone who almost got divorced in our fifth year of marriage and are now getting ready to celebrate our 40th anniversary in September, I have been feeling the need to write a book about what I have learned about marriage along the way. Specifically when thinking about divorce.
I can take that idea and bury it in the ground or I can multiply it. Go with it. See how far I can take it. As a Christ follower, I believe God gives me opportunities to bless others with what I have. To continue the analogy of the parable, when He comes back to ask me what I did with this idea, what will I say? What will I bring to Him? It would be quite disappointing to say, "I knew you to be a hard master...i.e. it was too hard. I didn't want to make a mistake. What if I failed? What if it wasn't helpful? What if I made an idiot of myself?...so I buried it."
What about you? What have you been given that you know you can do more with but you're afraid? Afraid to fail, afraid to waste time, afraid to make a mistake, etc. What if God put that desire in your heart? What if it would bless others for you to complete it? What if "hard" doesn't mean "quit"? What if "hard" means "grow?"
Next time I will share another important "talent" for me...my marriage.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It makes me think about how afraid I am to make mistakes when I speak English, when God put a desire in my heart and share his word, and I’m afraid to talk even in my native language
Adriana, sorry for the late response. I missed your comment. Thank you for sharing. Yes, it is challenging to step out in faith. But as you know, every time we do, we grow just a little bit more:)