What did you do with it?
He told me, “Do not remove me from the equation. Add me and multiply me. Or rather I’ll multiply.”
“Be dressed, ready for service, and keep your lamps burning.”
Why do I even forget that I’m not the owner of myself?
Matthew 25:29
For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be take from them.
But that’s not fair!!!
Or… is it that I misunderstood the message?
“Did you really hear what was said?”
Then how much have I been entrusted with?
How much was expected of me?
“ThEY”
Wait — they?
What do you mean “THEY”?
So not just IT, THEY were placed in my care?
Lives. Moments. Opportunities. Responsibilities.
To one he gave five bags of Gold.
To another two bags.
To another one bag.
Each according to his ability.
“Faithfully manage what belongs to me.”
Not owners.
Caretakers.
It’s not just about money or resources. It’s about your heart, your time, your gifts, influence, and spiritual life.
A seed was planted, grow it intentionally, produce fruit from it, use it to increase others.
Because growth is a partnership.
God gives the seed; you cultivate the soil.
So what kind of soil am I right now — and what am I doing with what God has planted in me?
Have I been doing it right?
One gets five bags of gold and acts immediately. No delay. No hesitation.
One gets two and doubles them. He did the same.
One gets one bag and hides it.
He buries it.
“I knew you to be a hard man…” he says.
His failure wasn’t laziness first.
His failure was his perception of the master.
Because how you see God determines how you steward what He gives.
He viewed the master as harsh → so he acted in fear.
He did nothing immoral.
He didn’t steal. He didn’t waste. He didn’t rebel.
He simply did nothing.
And yet he receives the strongest rebuke.
Why?
Because neglect is as serious as rebellion.
Unused grace is dishonored grace.
“To everyone who has, more will be given.”
Growth is the reward of use.
Wisdom applied → multiplies
Faith exercised → strengthen
But he buried his in the ground. The ground of — comfort, safety, self-preservation.
I’ve sat with this for three days now — which explains why the first two drafts were scrambled. I keep asking myself questions I can’t ignore: Have I been making the right decisions with the opportunities given to me? Or have I been getting it all wrong? Before His crucifixion, Jesus told His disciples they would soon have to live without physically seeing Him. They weren’t prepared — of course they weren’t. But they trusted. And lately I’ve been wondering… have I trusted like that? Have I trusted God to lead me, to direct me in stewarding what He’s placed in my hands? Or have I been quietly avoiding something I know I was meant to do? Because here’s what I’m realizing: He isn’t asking whether I was impressive. He’s asking whether I was faithful with what I was given. And if I’m honest, I think I’ve been getting parts of it wrong. Not in loud, obvious ways. In quieter ones. Chronic hesitation. Not occasional fear — constant delay. “I’ll start when I’m more ready,” I tell myself. When maybe I was meant to begin while still feeling unready. The faithful servants didn’t wait for perfect conditions. They started. Immediately. So maybe obedience sometimes looks like stepping forward while your hands are still shaking. Comparison paralysis. Ever caught yourself thinking, They have more, so what’s the point of trying? I have. And it’s paralyzing. But what if the real question isn’t what they have… But what’s already there in their hands? Comfort over calling. Consistency is hardest when no one is watching. The master in the story was gone a long time — which means faithfulness happened in private. Real stewardship shows up when there’s no applause. If our biggest decisions are always based on comfort instead of calling, we might be burying something meant to grow. Preservation instead of multiplication. Maintaining gifts instead of developing them. Talented — but never practicing. Insightful — but never speaking. Kind — but never serving. Called — but never moving.
I don’t want my potential to be paralyzed.
I watched a video someone posted on this topic and the young man said:
We say we want influence, yet we don’t steward the twelve followers already listening.
We say we want opportunity, yet we don’t maximize the job we’re standing in.
We want scale without structure.
And maybe that’s the real truth I’m learning:
It’s not a money problem.
It’s a stewardship problem.
It’s about trusting more.
I want to be ready in the middle of the night or toward daybreak — so that when my Master returns from the wedding banquet and knocks, I will open the door for Him immediately.
Will you join me? If you will then touch that button below my love💋 Thank you for reading