I saw a really powerful testimony last night and I was inspired and also thoughtfully provoked. Matthew 25:25 Said ” I was afraid so I went and hid your talent in the ground.”
Back in those days one talent was considered 20 years worth of wages. So just imagine that your boss GAVE you 20 years worth of your salary.Keep that number in mind real quick.
So this man was given 20 years worth of his wages from his master. This is a huge gift in that time. The man didn’t invest it, buy real estate, buy a lambo, support 50 orphans, etc. He went and he hid it in the ground. That’s how afraid he was of this ONE talent.
Now in this man’s testimony he referred to this ONE talent as a literal talent. His talents were music and art. However, he was heavily gifted and had been offered a “full ride” scholarship to play the drums. At the time he was so engulfed in his afflictions that he was too scared to pursue a life using his talents.
How often do we do this? We possess talents given to us by our heavenly father. Talents that come naturally to us and are meant to prosper us but we are too scared to use them. We are too afraid so we bury those talents deep where no one can find them. And sometimes even pretend like they’re not even that special or don’t exist at all. Or maybe you’re like me and someone told you that those gifts are worthless. And maybe you even believed that lie. So you’ve built walls up to hide the insecurities of hiding or throwing away your gifts.
I can tell you from personal experience that if you believe the lies, you build the walls, and you bury your talent you will lose a part of yourself. You’ll spend years with a companion of regret wishing you would’ve just believed that God is good and had faith that He would do great things with your talents. Because as it turns out they are special gifts.
The good news is by now there’s a little voice in your head telling you what those talents are. And you can start turning to God and follow his guidance to using those talents today. Or maybe you’ve buried them so deep that you’re not hearing a voice. I encourage you to DIG!! Dig those gifts up. They’re gifts that give you joy, they come naturally, and most of all they’re gifts that have probably made someone around you insecure or jealous. If you can take that leap God won’t just bless you but instead He’ll multiply those gifts.
So today I pray, Lord, we bring our faith to you and ask for your guidance. Guide us to use our talents that you’ve thoughtfully placed in us. Guide us to use them in ways that would spread your Kingdom and bring glory to you!!In Jesus name we pray, amen~!~
SIDE NOTE: Helping people abroad has been a dream for a long time. I can’t tell you the countless hours and days I’ve spent with this burning in my heart and prayers. And though I have many talents…writing and the spoken word is God given. I hunger for words. I can write for days.
SECOND SIDE NOTE: I plan on continuing to follow what God has for me in ministry but the date to launch is just going to be postponed until August 2020. As soon as I have more details I’ll let ya’ll know. My focus has just been derailed this last few months by all the chaos my ex-husband has been inflicting. And the devil has been hard pressed to rattle me about the worthiness of my talents.That’s really hard for me to admit but it’s the truth. Things are getting better though. Some authority figures have stepped in and the harassment has stopped. Just another great example of how satan tries to distract us from our purpose. And even this I am grateful for because Cyclone Nick may have caused a ruckus but God is faithful. I’ve had many spiritual growths through all this mess. God continues to answer my questions. And he continues to remove,bitterness, anger, and unworthiness and has replaced it with prayer and revelations of how precious my gifts really are. I’ve been visiting churches all over North Texas and sprinkling the power of Prayer all over. Prayer for me, prayer for enemies, prayer for my friends, prayer for people I don’t even know but who felt like home. Because Home is where the Holy Spirit is.
