"And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?"
Luke 16:12
This one strikes me today, I think because I'm thinking about it from an employee perspective. You often have to work your way up and show that you are going to be diligent at your job, even if it isn't the ideal job, before you can move into something you love more... before people will trust you to do that other job that you are looking for.
It's also interesting from our perspective as children of God and essentially toddlers on the earth learning to share and to love at some basic levels. We're still growing and learning, but if we can't take care of our toys now, how will we graduate to "grown up" and the responsibilities of adulthood, especially when growing up with God as our father suggests that there will be a lot of earth-shaking power involved. If we can't learn to be good now, who is going to trust us with that kind of power?
The other thing flitting through my mind about this is relationships. If we can't learn to care about and love people now, how are we going to do with the myriads of people around us in a perfect society? Are we even going to want to be there if we can't open our hearts to others?
Definitely not saying give up... we can't be perfect in this life, and we have to take little steps, but we can be headed in the right direction. Let's partner with God and work on our faults, and try to be faithful, and learn to love better.
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