Love is absolutely confusing. I was blessed to understand a Bible story in a new way today that helped me make better sense of love. I hope you enjoy...
“For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one.”
“And he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents…But he that received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money” (Matthew 25: 14-18).
Love can be considered the Savior’s money. It’s something that He gives to us. To some He gives a greater measure and to others, not as much.
We are free to choose what we do with the love that He gives us. We can trade and share that love with others or we can stifle (hide away) that love.
“After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents…His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord…And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou has that is thine. His lord answered and said…take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents” (verses 19-28).
Whatever measure of love that we have been blessed with, the only way for that love to grow and multiply is if we do something with it. If we withhold love because of fear, it won’t grow. In fact, one day we will find that it’s gone and we feel nothing because it’s been taken from us.
This means for all of us that when we feel the smallest amount of love, we have to do as much as possible to build it. Then, suddenly, we will find that it's been multiplied and the cycle continues.
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