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matthew 25

parable about the talents, or gifts with one of my favorite scripture-"well done, my good and faithful servant"...i don't know why i love this so much, but i think it is because as we strive to be the best whatever we do, whatever it is we stay up late for, or get up at dawn for, or discipline ourselves for, if doing it for man, then do we ever feel that we achieved? just throwing this out to the world...

but when i do it for HIM, when that becomes my motivation, when he says "well done, my good and faithful servant", why am i filled up? someone that is like the wind, noticing that you did some small thing. is it because we were designed with talents and gifts that he lovingly gave us as individuals, gifts that enhance our lives as well as the lives of others around us. on that note, do we, will we ever know the talents that we left "on the table"? the ones that we became too distracted or busy to use?

all of this comes from a bible study i do on tuesdays, but has me really thinking about the things i give my time too. and my talents, i always think, i can throw one more thing in there, but what DID it take away from?

matthew 25 goes on to say that in the end, well the end of our earthly life, we will be asked to hand back over the Christ what we did, how we used our time and talents. this in turn will have a direct affect and connect on our eternal life. hum, interesting. so, every time that i wanted my way, and said no to God and he had to find someone else, i must answer to that? when i wanted to go where i wanted to go and not help someone, i have to answer for that? i might need a large notebook! are we to take this life literal or kind of wing it? i always thing of myself as the son/daughter in the parable who stayed home and helped, who worked hard, but maybe in fact, i am also the prodigal, who has scattered my inheritance and misused it. in chronicles, it talks about how God, the father, never is without reaction to the misuse of his property.

well, i am late to a baseball game, this will have to go out wherever unanswered questions go...

but, i have friends finding out results from tests tomorrow, my prayers for them. there are those far away from me tonight, prayers for them. there are storm clouds in my life that i need peace for, prayers offered as well. until another day. blessings.

cindy