Stewardship

Today I got up early and me and one of the staff members did a nice 30 minute swim in the ocean. 15 Minutes out and 15 minutes back, just to let you know it was intense. Came back and got ready for Sunday school and church. Sunday school was good, we had half of our team go to one room and the other group go to another room. Our teacher was a high school football coach and a really great guy. I enjoyed Sunday school. Church was ok. There was a guest speaker as the minister and he just didn't do it for me. So hopefully next Sunday's service will be better. We then had the rest of the day off till 7 to just do whatever we wanted. The whole team went out to applebees for lunch and then we hit the beach. A fun filled day of volleyball and frisbee. Then we went to our talk of stewardship training. I really didn't even know what a steward was. So in case you dont either it is one who manages another's property finances or affairs. In Genesis 2:15-23 God calls us to be a good steward. He explains throughout the Bible that we are to be stewards of everything because nothing we have is our own. It all belongs to God. You're money, girlfriend, wife, it is all God's and you need to treat everything that way. Because in reality it really isn't yours, so take care of it as if God is always watching you, because he is. We then briefly talked about the difference between dreams, visions, and goals. All of us sat down and wrote our spiritual, physical, and financial goals. When you write down a feasible goal that you can measure and have it documented it makes it that much more real. I recommend doing this. Put things in perspective, because it is impossible to be a Godly steward without the right perspective. Perspective is the lens we look through and life at. It affects our actions, and most importantly our attitude. For a Godly perspective read John1:3-5, Psalm 100, and Psalm 51:16-17. The only way to get that Godly perspective is to pray for it and reflect on our Lord, savior Jesus Christ and His perspective. Powerful stuff! Keep up the prayers!

Serving Him,

Daniel