Soli Deo Gloria... For God's Glory

Today during the discussion time about the Truth Project at YOU GROW. we talked about The Parable of the Talents Matthew 25:14-30 when Jesus gave "talents" to one man he gave 5 'talents', another 2 and the 3rd man he gave 1 "talent". etc. Okay got that? Okay, now, i know Jesus was probably referring to money when he said talents. but the parable can apply in another way. for instance i feel like God has given me natural leadership ability of about "2 talents". my desire is to become a good hardcore Christan leader like Jesus. why didn't he give me 5 talents of leadership like he did Mr. Werner. I was hit with the reality of how i have been disappointed in other areas my person, the gifts, abilities God has given me as a person and therefore not doing my best(putting forth effort) to better myself to improve to strive to do better in invest and develop the natural skills and ability's that God has given me, even if its only 1 "talent" or 2 "talents". in a way i have been sitting around on my butt instead of doing a Theodore Roosevelt thing. Going out there being creative and determined to improve for ultimately the Glorification of God.

"It's not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or when the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worth cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt