The Pursuit of Happiness, Pt 2 (Nuture your Gift)

So early this morning (5:15am to be exact), I decided to go for a run today. I learned a couple of things this morning 1) That I am NOT a runner...no matter how much i try...2) That there is no greater feeling than working out early in the morning...3) That sometimes, that alone time can be beneficial for your mental stability. I want to share with everyone one thing that God has been placing on my mind as of late.

Whether you're Christian or not, you can always find great wisdom in the Bible. I happen to be Christian, so I find my guide to life there. I was directed in spirit to check out Matthew 25...mosre specifically, Jesus' parable of the Talents. Long story short, the "master" has to go away for a while. While he is gone, he gives his "servants" a few talents (or money in this case) to manage while he's away. Two of the servants invest the money, and bring back more than they had before when the master returns. One servant just buries the money. I will focus on those servants who invested the money's and got interest. When the master returns, he says to the servants "well done, my good and faithful servants...you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things."



As the revelation hit me, i looked at the talents as any gift given to us...whether be your gift of organization, your gift of singing, your gift of dancing...or even more tangible things, like your house...or your spouse (yes, thats a gift) ((and yes, house and spouse rhyme)). All of these things are gifts given to us with the expectancy that we'd USE these gifts. And the promise is, if we use these gifts, we will be blessed with more than we could even think we're ready for sometimes. I challenge you to marinate on that for a second (I know I am).

One final image: Picture Christmas time, and Daddy just bought you that GI Joe with the Kung-fu grip. Two days later, he finds it broken in the trash can. I'm sure he will be less inclined to give you something as fragile as the GI Joe until you can be assured that you can handle it....

Nourish, Nuture, Strengthen, Utilize, USE your gifts...