Matthew
25:14-30
“Again,
it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted
his wealth to them. To one he gave five
bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to
his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five bags of gold
went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. So also, the
one with two bags of gold gained two more. But the man who had received one bag
went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
“After a long
time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received five bags of gold
brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of
gold. See, I have gained five more.’ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and
faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in
charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
“The man with two
bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of
gold; see, I have gained two more.’ “His
master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful
with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your
master’s happiness!’
“Then the man who had received one bag of gold
came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you
have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid
and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to
you.’ “His master replied, ‘You wicked,
lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where
I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit
with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with
interest.
“‘So take the bag of
gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. For whoever has will be
given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what
they have will be taken from them. And throw that worthless servant outside,
into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
A few weeks ago our church hosted a
women’s brunch. It was so great being surrounded by so many women of the same
faith and meeting the different women who came to sit at the table with me. However; the most impacting thing which I
have been pondering now for a few weeks was the message which was shared. Jana Liebe, our pastor’s wife was amazing and
so thought provoking for me that I can honestly say it’s been a lesson I have
now thought of at least once a day every day since the breakfast occurred. I have heard the above scripture countless
times and even heard it preached on by several, but for some odd reason this
was the day the message really sank in.
I have been called to women’s
ministry which I have known now for a while and am so excited about. (Yes I
believe after my family it’s my number one calling) However, I was so confused
because I felt I had also been called by God to be doing the other things in
ministry which I am currently participating in.
I was lost feeling frustrated and torn because if I was to do one I
always thought for some odd reason that meant I had to give up the current ones
I was already doing.
However, This is not the case. Jana
was explaining that God gave some people more gifts (talents) to use than others. She said if you look and see others who have
lots of gifts we have to remember ‘they just have a longer to do list.’ This
got me to thinking. I was never envious
of many people and the things which they were doing or how well they did them
when they served. I always had the problem looking inside myself and seeing all
these things I knew I could do but never knowing which one to pick or how to accomplish them. The point
for me is I am not suppose to pick I am suppose to do them all. God gave me several different gifts and I am
to use them all and yes, they all in turn use my most prominent gift, the gift of gab. Sure my list is longer than some others, to
me it looks like my list is not short, and that is what scares me to death. I
do not have a short list and yet sometimes I envy the people who do. It’s much
easier to balance things out when God gave you only a few things to handle. I am
not good at organizing the use of my time and yet in order for me to accomplish
and use all the gifts God gave me, it means I am going to have to find a way to
become more disciplined with the time He gives me each day.
I also know that just because I have
all these different gifts does not mean that I have to use them all at the same
time, but it also doesn’t mean I have to quit one to do another. I have been
working in our children’s ministry team now for about 9 months and I love it.
However, about 6 months ago I really felt a huge calling to become involved
with women’s ministries. Since I have never felt so strongly and more passionate
about a certain ministry I knew this was to be my main focus. However, I didn’t
know how to give up doing something I love so much (children’s ministry) to the
point that it started becoming hard for me to keep a positive attitude about
serving anywhere because I was always feeling so torn. Thankfully I’m starting to get a little
clarity, knowing that if I trust God he is going to make sure my gifts, which
He gave me, are all going to be used for his glory and I don’t have to worry
about the details he will find a way for me to balance out all the things He’s
called me to do. Therefore in the end I
can have peace of mind, heart, and soul knowing He’s in control and I can just
let go and enjoy doing everything He’s calling me to do. I know if I stay open
and willing and trust Him he’ll work out the details.
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