Jesus says in Matthew 25:29 For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
In simple terms: when you focus on what you have, the abundance already in your life, you will always have more and more. And when you focus on what you do not have or your seemingly decreasing abundance, you will always have less and less.
Thursday 25 April 2013
The story of the 3 servants
It speaks of the 3 servants asked to look after money by their master. The first servant gets 5 bags, invests them and gives 10 bags back to his master. The second servants gets 2 bags invests them and gives 4 bags back to his master. The final servant has one bag, he buries this and returns just one bag to his master.
When I first read this I thought well surely if the final servant returned the bag in full and did not steal any surely he did nothing wrong. But as I read on I realised he was indeed lazy and foolish and perhaps selfish because he felt too often his master harvested crop he had not planted hence did not deserve the interest from the investement. His master trusted him but he did not appreciate this instead he seemed jealous of his masters wealth. This kind of relationship is similar to my relationship with my boss at work. He often trusts me to complete work which I decide to carry out at a slower pace in his absence because I feel because he is not there, there's no need to rush. After reading this I aim to take on the attitude of the first two servants who appreciated the masters trust and used the opportunity to improve the relationship with their master. Investing the money for their masters benefit was a selfless thing to do.
When I first read this I thought well surely if the final servant returned the bag in full and did not steal any surely he did nothing wrong. But as I read on I realised he was indeed lazy and foolish and perhaps selfish because he felt too often his master harvested crop he had not planted hence did not deserve the interest from the investement. His master trusted him but he did not appreciate this instead he seemed jealous of his masters wealth. This kind of relationship is similar to my relationship with my boss at work. He often trusts me to complete work which I decide to carry out at a slower pace in his absence because I feel because he is not there, there's no need to rush. After reading this I aim to take on the attitude of the first two servants who appreciated the masters trust and used the opportunity to improve the relationship with their master. Investing the money for their masters benefit was a selfless thing to do.
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