"F.A.T. servants required"

This Sunday's sermon was a real blessing.
Two summer camps for the youth of SIBC were both completed recently. (Centrifuge Youth Camp and Camp Mt. O'Pines Children Camp) James, the youth counselor of Centrifuge spoke on Sunday a powerful message on the Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25:14-30
I will not attempt to go over the whole message as there was a lot to it. The main point James made was that God is looking for Christians to be F.A.T.
F.-Faithful ("Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful." 1 Corinthians 4:2)
A.-Available (at once....verse 16)
T.-Teachable (willing to learn more....verse 29. Like building muscles-if not used atrophy kicks in www.umm.edu/ency/article/003188.htm )
There are 3 obstacles that prevent us from being so:
1) Self interest (think of our talents as MY/OUR talents rather than rightly belonging to God and merely "lent out" to us for His glory.
2) Comparison (compare to those with less talent, we can become proud. compare to those with more talent, we can feel "cheated")
3) fear of failure (the enemy whispers "You're not going to measure up)

To sum up the lesson, James basically said:
Natural Ability + Humble Teachability = Maximum Usability