Listen

“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his servants and handed his possessions over to them. To one he gave five valuable coins, and to another he gave two, and to another he gave one. He gave to each servant according to that servant’s ability. Then he left on his journey.

“After the man left, the servant who had five valuable coins took them and went to work doing business with them. He gained five more. In the same way, the one who had two valuable coins gained two more. But the servant who had received the one valuable coin dug a hole in the ground and buried his master’s money.”

Matthew 25:14-18

Think

There are things we still don’t do because we think we don’t have enough. We don’t have enough experience, time, or resources. We want to wait for the moment when everything feels ready, and then we’ll begin. In the parable of the talents, one of the servants receives something and decides to hide it. He doesn’t lose it. It isn’t stolen from him. He simply does nothing with what he receives. Sometimes we do something similar. We look at other people’s abilities and think ours are small. We compare our opportunities with those of others and end up convinced that what we have isn’t enough.

But wisdom doesn’t begin when we have everything. It begins when we recognize what we already have in our hands. Your time, your abilities, and your opportunities can become tools for doing good. You don’t need to wait until you have more to start being faithful.

Christian O. Estrada Cora

Question to Ponder:

What do I have today that I could start using in a more intentional way?

Pray

God, help me to recognize what I have received and not to hide it out of fear or insecurity. Give me the courage to use my abilities and opportunities responsibly. Amen.

Go

Here’s the challenge for the day: Choose one thing you know you need to do and do it. Not tomorrow. Not when you have more time. Do it today. Put wisdom into practice with a specific decision.