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· 4 viewsBeing a good manager in all areas of life.
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When the possessor of heaven and earth brought you into being and placed you in this world, He placed you here not as owner but as a steward. - John Wesley
ONE day, John Wesley’s house burned down to the ground. Some people found him and said, “John, we are so sorry to tell you this, but your house just burned to the ground.” John Wesley said,
“That’s impossible.” “No, John! Your house burned to the ground.” “That’s impossible!” “John, we saw it with our own eyes. Your house is gone!”
—John Wesley
“That’s impossible. You see, I don’t own a house. God gave me a place to live in. I only managed that house for Him.
If He didn’t put the fire out, then that’s His problem. He’ll have to put me somewhere else.”
That man understood. He understood that he could have something and use something without possessing it. He didn’t hold on to it so tightly that when it went down he went down too. Some of us would lose our minds if we lost our houses or cars. We are to possess nothing.
Work
Swindoll, C. R. (2016). The Tale of the Tardy Oxcart and 1501 Other Stories (p. 534). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.) Work
Work to support yourself and your family. The Bible has specific instructions to husbands and fathers regarding their responsibilities in this area.
8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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God does not have a welfare program so Christians can sit around and do nothing while God sends in the money. God doesn’t work that way and expects us to work and do our best when we are working.
23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,
11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
1 thessalonians
10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.
2 thessalonians
11 but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have.
2 thessalonians
10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.
House work
God expects us to take care of our care, house, apartment, and our possessions.
Guys if your married God expects us to be the leader of the home.
That means paving the way for others in your home to follow.
Your children are watching.
That means helping with the cleaning, laundry, and whatever else that needs to be done.
Money
2. Money
Malachi 3:
7 Yet from the days of your fathers You have gone away from My ordinances And have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” Says the Lord of hosts. “But you said, ‘In what way shall we return?’
Mal 3:
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.
7 Yet from the days of your fathers
You have gone away from My ordinances
And have not kept them.
Return to Me, and I will return to you,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
“But you said,
‘In what way shall we return?’
8 “Will a man rob God?
Yet you have robbed Me!
But you say,
‘In what way have we robbed You?’
In tithes and offerings.
9 You are cursed with a curse,
For you have robbed Me,
Even this whole nation.
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.
Luke
38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
We should never be forced to give. It should come out of a heart of love and devotion to God.
7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
He promises to supply all our needs.
Galatians
7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
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19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Stewardship is the “use of God-given resources for the accomplishment of God-given goals.”
—Ron Blue, Master Your Money
Faithfulness is a major characteristic of being a good manager for God.
“That’s impossible.” “No, John! Your house burned to the ground.” “That’s impossible!” “John, we saw it with our own eyes. Your house is gone!”
THERE are some wives who get an anniversary present every year. Their husband comes home from work, takes his wife out to dinner, gives her a great gift, and makes a to-do about that special day. But that’s it. The wife doesn’t hear from him for the rest of the year.
“That’s impossible. You see, I don’t own a house. God gave me a place to live in. I only managed that house for Him.
The husband doesn’t regularly do any dinners, no dating, or romances, but she can count on it—on the next anniversary, he’s going to be there with a great present and a nice dinner and he’s going to wine and dine her, yet practically say, “Okay, love you! I will see you again next year.”
If He didn’t put the fire out, then that’s His problem. He’ll have to put me somewhere else.”
Any woman I know would gladly trade in an annual anniversary day for a consistent 364 days a year that were faithful and consistent and full of communication, even if it only included McDonald’s. She’s looking for something ongoing rather than just one big thing a year.
That man understood. He understood that he could have something and use something without possessing it. He didn’t hold on to it so tightly that when it went down he went down too. Some of us would lose our minds if we lost our houses or cars. We are to possess nothing.
Some of us get happy because we do one big thing for God a year.
We say, “Boy, on November 26, I did a biggie for God. I know heaven was applauding because I did a whopper for God!”
I know heaven was applauding because I did a whopper for God!” We’ve got those two or three things a year we do for God. At the judgment seat, God is not going to want to know only about November 26. He’s going to want to know about what you did every day over the course of your life. He’s going to ask you, “Did you live a life of faithfulness to Me?” God is not concerned about the occasional biggies you do. He’s concerned about the consistent obedience that you give. He wants to know whether or not we can be faithful. The definition of faithfulness is consistently giving God your best in what He calls you to do.
We’ve got those two or three things a year we do for God. At the judgment seat, God is not going to want to know only about November 26. He’s going to want to know about what you did every day over the course of your life.
He’s going to ask you, “Did you live a life of faithfulness to Me?”
God is not concerned about the occasional biggies you do. He’s concerned about the consistent obedience that you give. He wants to know whether or not we can be faithful. The definition of faithfulness is consistently giving God your best in what He calls you to do.