"Again, the kingdom of heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last; dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.
The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more. But, the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master's money.
After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. The servant whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said,' Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.'
The master was full of praise.'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let us celebrate together!'
The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said,'Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.'
The master said,'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let us celebrate together!'
Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said,'Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn't cultivate. I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the Earth. Look, here is your money back.'
But the master replied,'You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn't cultivate, why didn't you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.'
Then he ordered,'Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with ten bags of silver. To those who use well what they are given , even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." - MATTHEW 14-28
Of what the Lord provides for you, do what you can with it to invest in others. Do not wish for what you do not have, but rather wish for what you can do with what you have and greater awards will follow but if you do not do anything with what you are given, what little or even a lot that you have will be taken away. Therefore, the servant who did nothing with his money was like a man who God gave potential to start but they hid and were selfish with it and did not trust the Lord to make it grow and prosper. So, of what the Lord gives you no matter of what quantity, trust in the Lord that he'll make it grow and he'll award you if you invest in others and find potential in people and/or ideas and purpose.
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