The God-Given Ability To Succeed

It is [God] that gives you power [ideas, ability, creativity] to get wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:18

When God gives you the ability to succeed, it often begins as an idea.
But that idea only becomes a reality when you make a plan and carry it out, otherwise your seed rots in the ground of excuses. Never laugh at somebody's idea, for often such ideas come from God.
Stop and think: if God's a creator and we are made in His likeness, shouldn't we be creative too?
The gift God gave you is your key to success. He didn't give it to you to be put on display, wasted on worthless things, or denied out of a false sense of humility.
No, He gave it to you to be invested.
Jesus told the story of three men who were each given money to invest.
The first two doubled theirs;
the third buried his in the ground because he was afraid of losing it.
As a result Jesus called him "a wicked, lazy servant" (Matthew 25:26 ).
Look out! Fear is one of your greatest enemies. It numbs your spirit and incarcerates your creativity. Use what God's given you. Use it or lose it!
Maybe you think you're too old. Wrong! There's no magical age at which excellence emerges or success suddenly comes knocking.
With God you're never too young or too old to be blessed, and in turn bless others.
Thomas Jefferson was 33 when he drafted The Declaration of Independence. Michelangelo was doing some of his finest work at 87. Seize the day. Redeem the "now" moments of your life - the time you're waiting for may never arrive.