Reading backwards not because of dyslexia.
Reading backwards in my journals to discern the voice of God.
Reading backwards to find the path of life.
Reading backwards to know the good, acceptable, perfect will of God.
Reading backwards is teaching me about stewardship.
Our “Steward” at Los Vados this summer.
Stewardship: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
“… I am still entrusted with a stewardship.”
Paul, I Corinthians 9:17
Stewardship: caring for a God-given trust. (my definition)
“The church of which I became a minister
according to the stewardship from God
that was given to me for you,
to make the word of God fully known,”
Colossians 1:25
(This is the scripture I’ve been praying for Echoes of Grace since its inception in 2010.)
Some things don’t change:
God’s purpose for me wrapped in His love.
God keeps the responsibility in his court.
“The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.”
Psalm 138:8
Some things don’t change; however, applications morph.
My God-given desires remain the same; living them out is morphing.
“Delight yourself in the LORD,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37:4
Some things do change.
Capacity.
Current realities.
The best path.
“Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth,
do you not perceive it?”
Isaiah 43:19
I’ve been pondering: What does stewardship look like at this juncture in my journey? Answers are emerging; anticipation is growing.
“… guard what God has entrusted to you …”
I Timothy 6:20 NLT
“… let God transform you into a new person
by changing the way you think.
Then you will learn to know God’s will for you,
which is good and pleasing and perfect.”
Romans 12:2 NLT
A lovely path in Scotland
The stewardship story continues. Part 2 — next week, Take This Staff.
Part 3 — the following week, But I Said “But”.
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