Use what God gave you.

“EACH ACCORDING TO HIS OWN ABILITY” MATTHEW 25:15 NIV

In His famous parable of the talents, Jesus said three people were given something to invest, “each according to his ability.” Note: God will give you only what you have the ability to handle. If you didn’t get the same talents as your neighbor, don’t worry - just use what He gave you. The first worker doubled his. Wouldn’t you like to have him advising you? The second did the same. But the third caved in to fear and buried his. Now when you fail to invest what God give you, He loses His return and you lose the rewards you would have enjoyed.

Fear is your number one enemy; it freezes your faith and cripples your creativity. Your money, time, talent, love, etc. are seeds that must be sown; so sow them into something you believe in, something that will outlive you. Everything God gives you is meant to be multiplied. By failing to do so, you eventually forfeit it. Christ’s parable ends with these sobering words: “Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents” (Matthew 25:28 NIV).

Ever notice how those who pour generously into the lives of others are constantly refilled, while those who worry about parting with what they have, end up losing it or not enjoying it? “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously” (2 Corinthians 9:6 NIV). Ask any farmer; your harvest only begins when you take your seed out of the barn and put it into the ground. That way God has something to work with. So the word for you today is – use what God gave you!