During the Middle Ages (used to be incorrectly called Dark Ages) a new view of human work developed. Though the Classics of ancient Rome and Greece considered work or labor to be the dirty duty of inferiors, the Bible demonstrates admiration and respect for human work.
Jesus tells this story of the "talents" (large sums of money in that day) in Matthew 25: A wealthy man gave some employees 1-10 talents to invest. The ones who used their talent to achieve something were praised. The timid one who did nothing with his talent was scolded.
"The Parable of the Talents shows us we will be held accountable for what we do while we wait for the return of our King," says Hugh Whelchel. "Thankfully, we are not held to some arbitrary standard. What God expects from us is based on what he has given us." Working and achieving are good things.
Think about what you are good at. It probably gives you a great feeling to produce good results in your area of giftedness. I think God is pleased with that. He gave you the aptitude so you could work it, whatever it is. All the rest of us are blessed that you do it well.
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