All God Wants is the Three T's

I remember hearing somewhere once that all God wants is the three T's. Our Time, Our Talent, and Our Treasure. I've always struggled with the Treasure part until I heard the three t's sermon. If God has given us everything here on earth... or rather allowed us to borrow His house, His car, and His money for our duration here, it's not too much to ask for us to give him 10 percent of His money back so he can continue to give us more.
It's funny how in the bible it says if you are faithful in the little things... like tithing, you will be faithful in the big things. God doesn't NEED our money! It's rather a test of whether or not we can be faithful in the little things so he can give us more! Ironic also how in the Bible, it is the rich who have the hardest time letting go of the material to follow God, yet we all try so hard all our lives to be rich too. Giving up 10 percent of our money after we get taxed for 33% of ours, sometimes feels like a difficult feat. Yet if we acknowledge that it was God's money in the first place, why wouldn't we pay back the money we have BORROWED??? If we would do it for a friend, why not then to God? Ecclesiastes 6:15-17 "A person comes into this world with nothing. And then he dies, he leaves with nothing. Inspite of all his hard work, he leaves exactly as he came. This, too, is unfair: He leaves exactly as he came. So what does he gain from chasing the wind? All he gets are days filed with sadness and sorrow. He ends up sick, defeated and angry."

Another thing God wants is our Time. One thing I've noticed in my life is that I seem to have all the time in the world for God when things are going badly, yet when things are going great I sometimes forget to tune in.
I'm sure we've all had those friends who are very negative people. Or at least that seems to be the case because every time you talk to them they are whining or complaining about something. The good thing about God is that he doesn't get tired of us, but he wants to hear from us when things are going good too! How would you feel if you had a friend who only called you when they needed your advice or to complain about how things are going badly yet when they got that promotion or had that baby girl they were expecting, they didn't even bother to call you to share? God wants all of us. He promises to be there when things are bad, but asks us to remember him when things are good too.

The talent part can be summed up easier. Most of us have heard the parable of the man who burried his talent where it fell to misuse and neglect. God has given us talents to glorify him and often times you'll find that they old adage is true. 'If you don't use it, you lose it.' As a singer I have found the latter to be true. When I don't use my voice for long periods of time, I start to lose my range. Recently I have found myself pondering what I could do to give back to God because the secret to happiness I've found is simply in service to others. While some of the ideas I came up with was doing concerts in the church circuit, it wasn't until much later that I realized I could give back in simpler things like getting involved with the youth or being on the greeting committee at church. We all have talents where we can give back and serve. What are yours?