The bride mastered doing what she wanted and making empty promises. She invested so much in unfaithfulness that she never developed faithfulness. By the wedding day, she couldn’t tell the difference. The parable of the talents reveals the same pattern: those who invest in God’s kingdom are called faithful; those who bury their gifts whilst pursuing other interests are called worthless. We want the wedding—eternal life, heavenly rewards, Christ’s love—whilst maintaining our affair with the world. But God rewards faithfulness, not intentions. The faithful servant didn’t just avoid losing the gold; he doubled it through active investment. The worthless servant thought preservation was enough. One multiplied; one merely maintained. One was welcomed; one was expelled. Priority matters: faithfulness to God must come first, then family, then church, then friends. Every other arrangement is holding someone else’s hand at your wedding. Christ has been faithful—never leaving, always forgiving, continuously pursuing. The question isn’t whether He’ll show up for the wedding. It’s whether we’ll finally let go of the other man’s hand.