Part 8 of the “Parable of the Talents” Series

And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’ (Matthew 25:25 NKJ)

Fear Is Unprofitable

And I was afraid … The unprofitable servant was at the mercy of his emotions.  He let his fear stifle his money-making activities.  Developing a relationship with the Master can help overcome these fears (the other two servants apparently were not afraid).

Remember whose talent we are talking about in the first place.  The Master entrusted property (talents) to His servants for investment returns.  By sitting on the Master’s talent, Servant #3 was essentially stealing from his Master in addition to depriving himself from those proceeds.

So, does investing the Master’s proceeds guarantee success?  Hmm, well I don’t know but:

• Developing and maintaining a relationship with One who reaps where he doesn’t sow can’t hurt!
• Not investing is a guarantee of failure.
• It would be better to face the Master and say “I tried but …” than to do nothing and incur the Master’s wrath.

If we are to be successful in Kingdom finances specifically and life in general, we can not let our fear stand in our way.  Fear is the opposite of faith.  Fear can nullify the faith we have.  Without Faith it is impossible to please God.  He has given us Kingdom citizenship to richly bless us.

What are you afraid of?

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Related posts:

1. Talent Tips: Bad Relationships Can Be Hazardous to Your Wealth
2. Talent Management Tip: At Least Act With Interest
3. Talent For Putting God’s Money to Work for You
4. Talent for Wealth: Digging is Not Good Exercise
5. Talent for Multiplying: Heavenly Returns