The Lord invites us to trust Him and step into His process. This is a divine partnership. Our free choice gives us the opportunity to choose God and follow His voice in every situation. He will not do our part, and He does not want us to do His part.
Partnering with Lord develops and tests our faith. We cannot claim to have faith but hesitate in partnering with Him. We either trust Him and make the effort to take steps in the direction of His leading, or we will remain fearful and doubtful.
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Matthew 25:14-15
The parable of the talents (Matthew 25: 14-28) is a good illustration of partnership with the Lord. Three servants received talents from the Lord. Each person had a choice to use the talents and make them grow or choose not to do anything. They weren’t expected to compare their talents with each other, but they were supposed to use them wisely.
The servants did not pray that God would multiply their talents, but two of them did something about it. They had been given opportunities, and the Lord wasn’t going to make the talents increase without their work. Two of them partnered with God by deciding to put the talents to work, and they were blessed to see their talents double. In addition, the Lord was pleased with their faithfulness and rewarded them for it.
On the other hand, one of them was fearful and doubtful, so he did not partner with Lord and failed to steward the one talent. He just hid the talent, and it did not increase. The opportunities given to the servants were not equal, but they all had the potential to increase. This is an important concept in partnership with the Lord. When we steward the opportunities well, God is pleased, and He even rewards our faithfulness.
Some people feel that life has treated them unfairly. They compare their lives to others and think that others have had more opportunities. This kind of mindset is poisonous and deadly. God did not have sympathy for the servant with one talent because He expected him to use the talent he had. So the Lord took it and gave it to the one with ten talents because he was found faithful in stewarding his talents.
If we don’t steward what God has given us, we fail to partner with Him. Our contentment comes from staying in step with the Lord. When we don’t do our part, we feel ashamed and guilty, which is a playground for the enemy. This leads us to blaming others for our issues.
The Lord does not need our help, but He invites us into a partnership. When we remain faithful to Him, He reveals His promises to us, and we get to know His character at a deeper level!
