After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. — Matthew 25:19
I remember a few years ago that a company I worked for wanted to focus on career development. We were all asked to look at our current jobs and consider our skills and our long-term goals. The idea was that the company could help us identify talents and finds ways to continue to develop our skills.
As we went through the exercise, we learned a lot about the different viewpoints of everyone. For example, some people had the characteristics of a leader seeing a big vision. Others were more doers. They could see the small details and spot problems that were going to happen from a distance. What was more impressive was how we all fit into the plan of the organization together.
Each person had a place and a purpose. I couldn’t leave my place and purpose to focus on someone else’s purpose. Sure, I may be able to help, but I could not fill that spot exactly as they did. We all had something to contribute, and we all had to be in our place.
It’s the same for us in our spiritual lives. We all have a place and purpose in the plan of God. God has given us our skills and talents to use for Him, but are we? It takes each of us to be in our place, using our skills and talents for God’s purpose. That’s what God designed us for!
Just as the servants had a reckoning with their master regarding their talents, so will we. One day, we will stand before God for how we used our talents and filled our purpose for Him. Our desire should be to hear Him say “well done” in how we have served Him. If that were to happen today, what would you hear Him say? Today, commit your all to God. Use your talents for Him and serve Him so that you will hear Him say, “well done.”
Jared Dyson
This is such a beautiful writing. The nuts cannot be the bolts nor can the transmission be the brakes.
...we all are members of the body of Christ...
...I am just a nose hair....
...wags tail humbly....
Make sure you do not tickle the nose. LOL
Miss seeing you!
...says the world traveler....
Nor can goats be sheep or tares be wheat.
Exact Hombre.
No. LOL
We do need to remember that, first, HE LOVES US - UNCONDITIONALLY! So, while we want very much to use our gifts and talents for His glory, how well we do it, or how well we figure all that out in our “fallen” state, doesn’t change His abiding love for us. That’s why we’re told in Ephesians - “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Eph 2:8-10
Amen
I would be happy with..."Well done, thou good and faithful servant...welcome home."
One of my favorite verses. I hope He says that to me.
YOU WEREN'T PERFECT, HALF THE TIME YOU WERE A DRUNK AND A CUNT, BUT DAMMIT, YOU STAYED THE COURSE AND NOBODY "WON" MORE THAN YOU AND YOUR TEAM
GET IN HERE
u/#howl
You made it! You did more good than evil, Jesus wrote you in his book.
No one is cooler than Jesus.
That reminds me of something my little nephew said. "Dad, your really cool... Uncle.. you're pretty cool too. But God... God is cooler than ninjas!"
This
All is forgiven. Your case is dismissed. Funny how that was yesterdays sermon.
,,,there are no coincidences....
Absolutely.
Well done and welcome to My Kingdom. Your name is found in the Lamb's Book of Life. I see no sin imputed to your account - it has all been washed away by the blood of my Son Jesus. Here is your crown and your white robe. I look forward to teaching you all the things in the bible that you couldn't understand before.
Amen
At Mass EVERY Sunday, the priests ALWAYS say:
Pray for EACH Other, the misfortunate AND ourselves because it is in prayer that we are closer.
1Corinthians 3:12 Now if any man builds upon this foundation gold, silver, prescious stone, wood, hay or stubble; 13) Every man's work will be made manifest; for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.14) If any man's work abides which he hath built there upon, he shall receive a reward. 15) If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
"there will be some in Heaven that will smell like they were bought at a "fire sale" "
Grandma Dog
Thanks for making me laugh. Kek
...doggy winks...
At least you didnt take the jab.
I love Mother Angelica’s quote of “be holy where you are, whether your washing dishes or at the office or school - be holy there.”
..."church" is where you are standing now....
We require additional pylons.
Jk. He probably say, ready for round 2?
My talents are modest, but i hope he knows I tried my best to use them to His glory. I am, at best, a healer. At worst a person who uses that as a livlihood, to support myself and home. I do service for others, but I also get paid for some of it, so it is not as selfless as some think it is. I know he is aware of my struggles and weariness, but I sincerely try to not blame anyone, I refuse to be a victim. I know He knows my sins, and there are times I chose the wrong thing to do in circumstances in my life, and hopefully those are all in my past. I have confessed my sins to Him with true remorse, because every single time I became willful in my life, wanting someone or an outcome to go my way, I was brought to my knees. I can only say, at those times, I received mercy in the form of enlightenment He has given me all, all times I used my hands to comfort someone, feed them, bathe them, grow food for them, heal a wound or ministered to the ill, those were His hands, not mine. I also know that there is no cancelling out of sin, my good works do not erase what I have done that was bad for my soul, and I am willing to bear the guilt and receive the consequences, which may be Purgatory, it may be karmic and yet to come. I just live and serve at this point, I wish I had lived my entire life to this purpose, but I have not. I have needed to care for people and animals and the plot of earth I exist on, if I did not have these, there would be no purpose to keep me being good, so , while it may appear that I am a good doer, those things that I do benefit me, it is full circle, one cannot exist without the other. If we I did live in a perfect world, there would be no use for me, I am well aware of that. I serve no purpose in Heaven, just another voice in the choir, but while I walk in the world, I have purpose. Such a conundrum! "On Earth as it is in Heaven". The hardest part is not the toil for my daily bread, the hardest part is forgiving as I wish to be forgiven, I hope to attain that before I die, so that I can please my Lord. I want God to know I am trying.
...we are what we are but by the grace of God....
Hopefully it would be "You could have done worse, but there's room for improvement." That's what I pray anyway
I don't know, it would be very impertinent to put words in to God's mouth
That I've failed.
Bragging is pride and therefore Hell.
...there is no failure for those washed in Jesus' blood....
I know. I'm just wary about showing pride--one of the seven deadly sins--before my Savior.
Call it playing it safe. This is my ultimate Judge, after all.
..."pride" is #1 on God's "Hate Parade"...
'Well that was a blast , let's do it again'
Hebrews 9:27-28 KJV
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
I dunno. I kind of expect Him to say, "well, you could have done better" because I think deep down we all know we should
All I can say is I've tried my best...
Well done?!? I’m shooting for you suck less than most assholes that come through.
Are we talking Anu or Enki?
...you will find that out when you are standing before him....