If everything belongs to God, that makes us His stewards. Merriam-Webster defines stewardship as 'the conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care'.
Have you ever truly thought about it? What are the greatest matters entrusted to your care? The people within your sphere of influence? Family, friends, co-workers? People who regularly serve you in some capacity? What else? What about the talent He's given us?
The most obvious to me personally are my children and my grandchildren. Have I always managed carefully and responsibly? I shudder to think of the mistakes I've made. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 instructs us to ...commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. It doesn't say when it's convenient, or when your favorite show is over, or only on Sunday.
Everything looks different when filtered with the perspective of "It's all God's" coupled with the question of what we have done with it.
Prayer:
Father,
Give us an eternal, Kingdom perspective, along with the knowledge and wisdom to manage carefully and responsibly everything You have entrusted to our care. Teach us so we may better understand that You require a return on everything You have given us. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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