Myles Munroe shares a profound message to believers: “God will not give you what you pray for, He will give you what you can manage.”
Matthew 25:15-19
Jesus shared a parable about good stewardship in Matthew 25:15-19, where He presented a story about three servants entrusted with bags of gold by their master. The first servant received five bags of gold, the second two bags, and the last servant one. As the master went on a journey, he expected them to manage what he had given.
The first servant invested the five bags of gold and gained five more. The second did the same and gained two additional bags of gold. However, the last servant hid his bag of gold and did not gain anything.
When the master returned, he settled accounts with his servants and was pleased with the two who gained more. But he punished the last servant and took away his only bag of gold.
“So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ (Matthew 25:28-30)
God will not give you what you prayed for
Referring to the parable, Myles taught an eye-opening principle about stewardship.He said, “Whatever you mismanage, you will lose it.”
H”That’s why God will never give you what you pray for. He will only give you what you can manage. You pray for a new house, and God’s looking at your unkempt apartment. So, He only gives you what you’ve proven you could manage.”
Therefore, if one mismanages his body, marriage, money, or children, surely, he will lose them. That’s why it is important to ask God for wisdom to be a faithful steward of what He has entrusted us with.
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