What You Have

Sometimes we get caught up in all the things we don't have; money, time, skills. We are so quick to point out the things we think we should have. But today the question floating around in my head was; 

"What do you do with what you have?"

I mean, do we really make use of everything we have and completely exhaust all possibilities before winging and complaining? For instance i now and then drop a barb about how in Accra our skies are so dull compared to other places in Ghana and other countries like South Africa. But then again, did i take the time to look for the beauty in the sky right above my head before looking for the sky above someone else? Nope, well until yesterday really. So today i decided to wait a bit for the sun to come down and walked right out my back gate and set up for a picture or two and this is what i came up with ... feel free to look up for a second, okay that's enough.

It got me thinking and my mind returned to the parable of the talents (yeah that boring old one that we have all heard) but the principle is the same. Mathew 4:25 says; 

"Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him"

This is echoed in Matt 13:12, 25:29 and in other places as well. It kind of got me thinking, if it was twisted a bit to say "if you make use of what you have, more will be given to you, and if you have something and allow it to be 'small' by neglecting and leaving it alone, even that small thing you have will be collected".

Ah well I'm just talking plenty trying to say that we should not forget the things we have and make the most of all the opportunities that we get, and then we might be surprised at what we will get our hands on. Bible don't Lie!