Be A Good Steward

 

We get filled with confusion, anger and resentment, and it can lead you in a direction that is not Godly. In this world there seems to be no ending of the things that can spin you around and lead you away from God's promise He gave to us, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). When we get to the point of feeling like there is no way we can take anymore of so and so's stuff or when we can seem to get along to the point we turn our backs on each other, we need to remember that He died to forgive us our sins, He didn't say, you know I would forgive you but…

 

            We need to remember that what we give or don't give is nothing compared to sacrifice He gave. My great grandmother used to feed squirrels out her back door, one day as she was feeding them her neighbor came out with a BB gun to shoot them. She reminded him that it was also one of God's creatures and if he would take time to just get to know them, he would feel differently. I watched as Ma talked to the man and then gave him some peanuts. He would eat one then throw one at the squirrels. It wasn't long after that Ma had passed away and my family had gone back to visit my great aunt who lived in the same house that I noticed the man sitting on the stoop in his back yard with squirrels around and a bag of peanuts next to him. He invited me to sit and feed them with him. As I sat I thought how Ma had changed the heart of this man, just by getting to know him and letting him see there was good in what he perceived to be a bad thing, she took the time to be a good steward to a person who needed the Lord's love and friendship.

 

            God has a plan for us. We need to know when to sit down and just let it take shape and when to go out and feed the squirrels. "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD." (Leviticus 19:18)

In Christ,

Rick