In Matthew 25, Jesus tells the story of a master who gives three servants a sum of money—“talents”—before going on a journey. One receives five talents, another two, and another one. The first two invest and multiply what they were given. The last one? He buries it in the ground.

Why? Because he was afraid.

When the master returns, he praises the first two servants. “Well done, good and faithful servant.” But to the third, the one who played it safe, he says, “You wicked and lazy servant.” Not because he lost anything—but because he refused to try.

This parable isn’t just about money. It’s about mindset.

How often do we bury our ideas, our beliefs, our potential—simply because we’re afraid? Afraid of being wrong. Afraid of being rejected. Afraid of the unknown. Afraid to think differently, challenge what we’ve always believed, or step into something new.

We cling to what’s familiar, not realizing that the comfort zone can become a graveyard for purpose. The servant with one talent thought he was playing it safe, but in the end, fear robbed him of growth, responsibility, and reward.

Some of us are burying our gifts. Others are burying our curiosity. Our healing. Our voice. All because it’s safer to not risk being wrong.

But God doesn’t reward comfort—He rewards courage.

The Parable of the Talents is a warning to not let fear keep you small. You were never meant to bury what God gave you. Whether it’s a talent, a dream, a new way of thinking, or a calling you haven’t fully understood yet—step out. Explore. Question. Grow.

Because on the other side of discomfort is the place where purpose lives.

Original story from the Bible – Matthew 25:14–30

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A master was going away and entrusted his servants with “talents” (a large sum of money):

One servant received five talents, another two, and another one, each according to their ability. The servants who received five and two talents invested and doubled what they had. But the one who received one talent buried it in the ground out of fear.

When the master returned, he praised the two who increased their money and gave them more responsibility. But he rebuked the servant who buried his talent, calling him lazy and unfaithful. The master took the one talent from him and gave it to the one with ten.

Moral of the story: Use your gifts, resources, and opportunities wisely—don’t waste them out of fear or complacency.