God never commits to talent. He commits to character. He is interested in what you’re becoming, not what you’re doing.
If you spend more time being busy at your talent at the cost of time spent in the presence of God, you actually put yourself more at a loss than gain.
God can do more with a less talented, inexperienced person who is sold out to Him, than He can with a more talented and well experienced person with little-to-no time in His presence.
God’s goal for you is to become more like Him in how you think, act and live. How you use your God-given talent after that will fall in line.
Luke 10:38-43, the well known story of Martha and Mary, teaches us that quiet time spent listening to the guidance of the Spirit of God is more needed and of more value than being busy and forsaking that time at His feet in order to crank out that next project.
In verse 40, Martha said, “Lord, doesn’t it bother you that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to come and help me!”
The Lord answered, “Martha, Martha! You are worried and upset about so many things, but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen what is best, and it will not be taken away from her.”