Again, [at that time the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 25:1)] will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.
- Matthew 25:14
The master entrusted wealth to his servants, implying that he wanted that wealth back when he returned - nothing more, and nothing less. Two of the servants put that wealth to work and made it grow. One of them kept it safe out of fear for losing that wealth and incurring the master's wrath (a vain misconception, even indictment, of the master's character).
What if the economy had gone south while the master was away? Who would have been the hero of the day? Would the master have been angry or disappointed?
The master in this parable is Jawheh Himself. And I know that the Father doesn't treat His children this way. The heroes of the day are those who put the wealth He entrusts in them to work - not because they doubled his money, but because they took a risk. If those investments fell flat on their face, I believe He would say to His children what any good father would say: "Way to go, getting into getting into the game! You gave it your best and that's what I'm wanting from you."
There's more to what we're here for than what we're here for. And He has entrusted into us the mysterion of the Kingdom. We should all rather be with Him in the Kingdom, away from this world of decay and entropy. But while we're here, it takes faith to risk, and it takes risk to have faith. And the returns on those investments are worth it all to Him - even His own Son. We get to be witnesses of those returns, and He wants us to risk the wealth of the Kingdom to infect this world with life!
So fear of failure is beside the point.
Don't waste what He has given you.
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