Well Done!

My wife Laura and I went to a Nuggets game tonight. I haven't lived near professional sports in a long time, so I've definitely changed since I was last at an NBA game! I used to look at the players like they were above me, better than me, and more important than me. I still feel it a little bit, but I think I understand now that they're just trying to do the best job they can at work, just like me... we just have different careers. 

I think one of the greatest compliments an athlete can receive when they're younger is for their mentor to tell them "good job". Even greater than that would be your athletic idol. If Michael Jordan would have came to watch my basketball game and told me "great game", I would have been ecstatic! 

I start to feel the same butterflies inside when I think about Jesus telling me "well done, my good and faithful servant". That would be the best compliment I could ever get! 

In Matthew 25, Jesus is telling us the importance of utilizing the time and talents that He's given us. He says "You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things." 

I just want to make sure that I'm using the talents and time that God has given me to multiply His kingdom. I don't want to waste it on me or ignore it and do something else. Being positively acknowledged for the life I've led would be such a great welcome into the Kingdom! 

I think this also means more to me now after taking Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace course. I want to be faithful with my talents, time AND finances. "To those who have been faithful with a few things, I will put in charge of many things". I would love to be in a position financially to be a blessing to people, but first I need to show that I can get out of this debt and start being generous with what I have!