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Stewardship: Managing What God Has Entrusted to You
When we talk about giving in the Christian life, most people think about money or big, visible acts of generosity 💸. But there's a deeper principle that cuts across every age and season: stewardship.
Whether you’re a Gen Z student figuring out life 🎓, a Millennial raising a family 👶🏽, a Gen Xer juggling work and aging parents 🧑🏽💼, or a Boomer looking to leave a legacy 👴🏾👵🏼 — this applies to you.
Stewardship is about recognizing that everything we have belongs to God — and we’re simply managing it on His behalf 🙌.
🏡 Who Really Owns Everything?
Here’s the foundational truth:
God owns it all — and we just manage it.
📖 Psalm 24:1 – “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to Him.”
Picture a store manager 👔. They don’t own the building, the inventory, or the name on the door. But they’re trusted to run the place well.
That’s you. That’s me. That’s us.
We are God’s managers, and He’s given each of us things to steward — no matter our age:
🕰️ Time
💵 Money
🎁 Gifts and talents
❤️ Relationships
📣 Influence
🔁 Mindset Shift: From Control to Trust
When we accept that we don’t own anything, it changes how we handle everything.
We stop clinging tight 🤲 and start managing wisely 🙏.
God’s not trying to take from you. He wants to work through you.
Stewardship is trusting God enough to let Him lead the way.
🔍 Faithfulness > Flash
Here’s the next big question:
What kind of steward am I?
📖 Luke 16:10 – “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones…”
Faithfulness isn’t about being flashy. It’s about being consistent, even when nobody's watching 👀.
Examples for every season:
🌱 Students: Are you doing homework like it matters?
👨👩👧 Parents: Are you parenting with patience when no one praises you?
🧑💻 Professionals: Are you showing up on time and doing your best, even at a job you don’t love?
🧓 Retirees: Are you using your time, wisdom, and influence to invest in others?
💥 Truth Bomb:
God doesn’t promote based on potential.
He promotes based on faithfulness.
❓Why Am I Not Seeing Blessing?
📖 Proverbs 20:4 – “Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.”
Sometimes, the delay isn’t God.
It’s us.
We’re praying for harvest 🌾 but not planting seeds 🌱.
🛠️ The Disconnect Between Prayer & Preparation
Let’s get real for a second. Are you…
Praying for a new job but slacking at your current one?
Wanting financial increase but not tithing off what you already have?
Dreaming of leading but refusing to serve?
Asking for a platform but ignoring your character?
🎯 Faith without preparation is just wishful thinking.
💡 What Preparation Really Looks Like
Preparation is faith in action 💪. It says:
“I believe God is going to move, so I’m getting ready now.”
Examples across generations:
📚 Young Adults: Practice your skills, build discipline, show up early.
💼 Working Parents: Steward your time and home life with love and structure.
✍🏽 Creatives: Treat your journals like future books.
❤️ Singles: Let God shape your heart before asking for “the one.”
🧠 Leaders-in-the-making: Read, study, ask questions. Be humble now.
👵🏽 Empty Nesters: Mentor, serve, and invest in the next generation.
God opens doors for people who are ready to walk through them.
✅ Life Application: Steward What’s in Your Hands
This week, here's your challenge:
🎯 Pick one thing God’s already placed in your hands — your job, gift, home, calling, or schedule.
🙏 Ask: “Lord, how do You want me to manage this in a way that honors You?”
🚶 Act on it — not out of fear, but out of faith.
✍️ Ask Yourself:
Am I living like a manager or an owner?
Am I holding my resources with open hands or closed fists?
Have I invited God into my decisions around time, money, gifts, and relationships?
Am I being faithful with what I already have?
Am I preparing for what I’m praying for?
🙌 Final Word: It’s Not About Perfection — It’s About Faithfulness
Stewardship isn’t just about responsibility — it’s about trust.
God isn’t waiting for you to be perfect. He’s looking for people who will manage well what He’s already given.
🔁 Don’t despise small beginnings.
⏳ Don’t confuse waiting with preparing.
🔥 Don’t sit back — steward what’s in your hand, and God will bless, multiply, and trust you with more.
(New Living Translation Bible, 1996)
(New King James Version, 1975)