It is good to be the best you can be. It is noble to attempt to maximize your potential and to make the greatest good on even the least gift. God calls each one of us to be faithful stewards of all that he has entrusted to us. Yet there is a world of difference between being the best you can be and wanting to be known as the best.
Each of us has been given much and has been given far more than we deserve. It is appropriate that we do our utmost to maximize our opportunities and grow our skills. After all, to the one to whom much is given, much will be required. Paul told Timothy to fan into flame the gift of God, and each one of us should fan our glowing embers into roaring flames. Each one of us should make good on what God has given us.
As an example from my own life, it is good for me to grow in my skill as a writer. It is good for me to become more capable in my mastery of language, more able in my ability to
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