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Yet, Jesus made it clear that few will find the way to Heaven (Matthew 7:13-14). God wants every person to go to Heaven (1 Timothy 2:4-6).

As good servants of God, we must take what we have been blessed with and use it for God’s glory. Instead of using his talents he buried them in the ground due to fear of the Master. In fact, the one talent man was condemned because he did not make his talents grow as he should have. A servant of the Lord cannot squander the abilities and talents he has been blessed with. Our Lord said, “ to whom much is given, much will be required” (Luke 12:48). To enter into the joy of the Lord I must use my talents wisely. Jesus himself said, “Not everyone who says to me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter into heaven, but he who does the will of my father who is in Heaven” (Matthew 7:21). The idea of faithful implies that we are willing to follow the Lord’s commands. To enter into the joy of the Lord, we must be faithful servants. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 25:21). What is it that allowed two of God’s servants to hear this wonderful proclamation and one to hear the said words, “Cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. However, in the context of Matthew 25, not all of God’s servants received this praise. How will that conversation go?Ĭontact me today and together we can insure that Christ is honored because you’re investing those talents to help heal the broken heart of a fatherless boy.Every faithful Christian longs for the day when he can hear the Lord say, “Well done, good and faithful servant …Enter into the joy of your lord” (Matthew 25:21). When you stand before Christ at the end of this life you will give an account for what you did and did not do with these treasures. God has given you knowledge, talents, passions and a calling to become like Jesus.

Looking out over the crowd of people whose lives had been transformed by Gil’s faithful service, highlighted for me the life he lived for Christ. I had the privilege of sharing about the impact Gil made at his memorial service. While doing that, he set the example of Christian living for the rest of us. Gil Jones, a faithful servant of God, took the talents given to him by his Heavenly father and invested them in Dorian. So when Gil honored his commitment to me, he showed me that I had value and worth. When pressed as to why he said “ because my father told me I didn’t matter, I was a POS and worthless. When Dorian was asked how he felt when he was initially paired with Gil, he said “ at the time I didn’t really care because I knew I was going to kill myself in 2 weeks.” He had it planned to the smallest detail. It is not about the numbers, but how each soul is eternally precious. He did this because he believed that the time God had allotted him should be intentionally invested in the life of this one fatherless boy. After that 3 year intentional commitment was over, Gil stayed consistently involved in Dorian’s life until he went home to be with Christ in March of 2021. Mentor Father’s make an intentional 3 year commitment to a fatherless boy.

Gil took that 6 months and used it to give his Field Buddy Dorian 6 years. He has asked me to be obedient to defending the fatherless, not to fear death.” When asked why he was willing to invest in Dorian with so little time left to live, Gil would always say “ I trust God to give me the time Dorian needs. Gil was given the diagnosis of cancer and a time frame of 6 months to get his affairs in order. While it is always amazing to me when a Christian man steps intentionally in to the life of a fatherless boy, it is a thousand times more moving when a man who knows he has less than 6 months to live does it.įathers in the Field has highlighted Gil Jones and his commitment to his Field Buddy Dorian several times over the years (the links to these stories are below). We might list family members we could invest in or enjoying our favorite activities. I imagine very few of us would put down “making an intentional investment in the life of a stranger.” Imagine your doctor gives you 6 months to live. With this in mind when you see a Christian love what God loves so fully that it changes the lives of the people around them – we need to share that story in this case, Gil Jones’ story. However, if you take the knowledge and talents God has gifted you and do nothing with them the result will be dynamically different. If you spend your life striving to imitate Christ, then you can be certain to hear these words. Enter into the joy of your master.’” – Matthew 25:21 ESVĮvery Christian wants to hear Christ say to them, “ well done, good and faithful servant” when they die and stand before Him. You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much. “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.