Matt. 25:23  His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 

    God does not say in this verse that He is well pleased with us because we have been great orators who can move people with wonderful word.  He does not say well done because the servant gave large sums of money.  God does not look on any great abilities that we may possess or develop.  The Master says “Well done, good and FAITHFUL servant.”  It was not the servants goodness that the Master was pleased with but the servants FAITHFULNESS.  God only says we are doing GOOD if we are FAITHFUL.  Faithfulness is not about attending Church every Sunday, but it would seem reasonable that we would attend MORE than we are absent. Being faithful means simple doing things the way God would have them done.  If you are given a task to do in the work force of life, and the owner of the company wants the  job done a certain way, then you have no right to do that job any other way than the way the boss says.  If you choose to do the work any other way then you are not being faithful to the boss or the job description. You can choose to do things your own way but that will likely get you fired.  On the job you are expected to show up and WORK the task set before you. In God’s Kingdom work there is only ONE way,  God’s way.  It is not hard, nor difficult if we work with God and not against Him because He will help us pull the load.  Be faithful to the work God sets before you.