I have never really been good at sports. At an early age I tried out for many like other the other boys but I was small and uncoordinated. I tried but the drills were boring and I would rather goof off than do something boring and uneventful. Consequently I rarely got to actually play in any games. I could play of a game of which caused what, the chicken or the egg but the end result was still the same. Later in life I found a love for music. I wanted to write songs. Most start in music around elementary or junior high school. Most take piano lessons as a child. But for some reason at the age of 21 I decided that I wanted to write and preform songs. I had no idea of what to do or how to do it so I studied. I did not give up and now the last time I tried to count I figured that I have written about 300 songs.
I have said before that God doesn’t like lazy. Its true, he made this wonderful planet for us to live on and above other creatures to take care of. Its our job to take care of it and one another. God wants us to respect, love and worship him for the gifts of this world and the talents he has bestowed on us. He was us to give back to him. He wants us to tithe at Chruch and give back 10% of all that we have. That’s not much he is asking when you think about it. He also wants us to use our talents to help him. If say, we can write songs, he wants us to write some for him. If we are good with money then he wants us to help him with his so that the Church’s charities can do more and help more in need. I have heard some say, “I have no talents.” For those I think that they just don’t know what their talents are yet. I encourage each and everyone to pray and ask God what your talents are and how to help him using them. For those, “with no talent” you can still help. You can love and nurture someone when they are down. You can help feed the hungry, collect items for the poor and pray for salvation of lost souls. Everyone has a part they can play in God’s kingdom no matter big or small.
Matthew 25:14-30
14"For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property; 15to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them; and he made five talents more. 17So also, he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. 19Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, `Master, you delivered to me five talents; here I have made five talents more.' 21His master said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.' 22And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, `Master, you delivered to me two talents; here I have made two talents more.' 23His master said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.' 24He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, `Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow; 25so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.' 26But his master answered him, `You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not winnowed? 27Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29For to every one who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 30And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.'
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