WHAT ARE SOME OUTCOMES OF NOT USING THE TALENTS GOD HAS GIVEN US? UNFULFILLED POTENTIAL: LEAVING OUR UNIQUE CAPABILITIES UNDEVELOPED. MISSED BLESSINGS & JOY: MISSING OUT ON THE FULFILLMENT THAT COMES FROM LIVING OUT OUR CALLING. DIMINISHED IMPACT: WITHHOLDING THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT WE WERE MEANT TO GIVE OTHERS. REGRET & SENSE OF FAILURE: CARRYING A DISTORTED VIEW OF OUR OWN WORTH.
“THE MASTER WAS FURIOUS. ‘THAT’S A TERRIBLE WAY TO LIVE! IT’S CRIMINAL TO LIVE CAUTIOUSLY LIKE THAT! IF YOU KNEW I WAS AFTER THE BEST, WHY DID YOU DO LESS THAN THE LEAST? THE LEAST YOU COULD HAVE DONE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO INVEST THE SUM WITH THE BANKERS, WHERE AT LEAST I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE INTEREST.’ ” MATTHEW 25:26-27 THE MESSAGE