“To the one he gave 5 talents of money, to another 2 talents and to another 1 talent, each according to his ability. And he went on his journey.” Matthew 25:15 Berean Standard Bible
Have you ever heard someone say “I can’t do that. I’m not talented enough?” Have you ever said that? I have said it more times than I should have said it over the years. I have come to realize that when I say things such as “I am not good enough or I have no authority to do that” I have taken my eye off of God. I have placed my trust in my own strength, my own ability and my authority, which is NOT where it belongs.
Where it, my trust and faith, does belong, where it should always be, is with God. When I keep my trust and faith in God and His miraculous abilities, then I am able to do anything that He wants to us me to do. I can do it because and only because of His strength, because of His ability and because of His authority, not mine.
God gave us free will and we can choose to follow God and His promptings or not, it is completely up to us. We are not robots that God has programmed to make the choices He wants us to make or to do the tasks that He wants us to do. He is not going to make us into robots either by following Him, we maintain our free will. God wants us to be free so that we can choose whether or not we want to submit to Him and follow His will for our lives. It pleases God when we use our free will to follow Him and choose to walk the path that He has laid out for us to walk.
Have you felt God’s prompting to do something, go somewhere or say something? Do you want to do it? Are you afraid to say ‘yes’ to it? What is driving your fear? Where have you placed your trust that what is being asked of you can be done by you? These are all questions that we should be asking ourselves when we think we are being nudged to do something, go somewhere or say something by God.
When God is calling you to walk a particular path, He is going to give you the strength, the ability, the talent, the time, the authority to do it. Our fear of not being enough is accurate because we are not enough – God is and that is where we draw from to enable us to do what is asked of us when it should be impossible for us to do it. Please do not rely on your own talent, instead remember and believe that God has enough talent for all of us.
So I ask again, have you felt God prompting you to do something, go somewhere or say something? What is your choice going to be? I pray that it is to follow God as He wants what is best for you and we hopefully want what is best for the furthering of His kingdom. Think about it as you go about your day. Have a great day.