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Stewardship of Life

Identity and Responsibility. This pillar focuses on the mindset of stewardship: understanding that everything belongs to God and we are entrusted with it

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Before I Formed You: Psalm 139 and Jeremiah 1 on Stewarding a Life You Did Not Write

Before I Formed You: Psalm 139 and Jeremiah 1 on Stewarding a Life You Did Not Write

Long before your first breath, God knit you together and wrote your days in His book, and Jeremiah heard that he had been appointed before he was born. Here is what Psalm 139 and Jeremiah 1 teach about stewarding a life you did not write, and why "I am too young" is not an answer God accepts.

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A Mere Handbreadth: Psalm 39 and the Prayer to Know How Fleeting Life Is

A Mere Handbreadth: Psalm 39 and the Prayer to Know How Fleeting Life Is

David held his tongue until his heart caught fire, and then he prayed a prayer most of us avoid: Lord, show me my life's end. Here is what Psalm 39 teaches about a handbreadth life, the wealth we heap up for someone else, and the only hope that lasts.

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You Are Not Your Own: Psalm 24 and 1 Corinthians 6 on Whose Life It Really Is

You Are Not Your Own: Psalm 24 and 1 Corinthians 6 on Whose Life It Really Is

Before you can steward your time, your money or your gifts, you have to settle one question: whose life is it? Psalm 24 and 1 Corinthians 6 answer it plainly. The earth is the Lord's, you are not your own, and you were bought at a price. Start here.

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For Such a Time as This: Esther 4 on Stewarding the Season and the Seat God Gave You

For Such a Time as This: Esther 4 on Stewarding the Season and the Seat God Gave You

Esther had a crown, a palace and every reason to stay quiet. Mordecai reminded her that her position was not a hiding place but an assignment, given for a moment that would not come again. Here is what Esther 4 teaches about stewarding the season and the seat God gave you.

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Still Tending the Sheep: 1 Samuel 16 and the God Who Looks at the Heart

Still Tending the Sheep: 1 Samuel 16 and the God Who Looks at the Heart

God does not choose the way we do. In 1 Samuel 16 the prophet lines up seven impressive sons, and God picks the boy no one thought to invite, then sends him back to the sheep. Here is what that means for the season you are in right now.

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Children Yet to Be Born: Deuteronomy 6 and Psalm 78 on Passing Faith to the Next Generation

Children Yet to Be Born: Deuteronomy 6 and Psalm 78 on Passing Faith to the Next Generation

Faith is always one generation from being forgotten. Deuteronomy 6 and Psalm 78 hand parents, grandparents and leaders the same assignment: carry God's words on your own heart, tell the story at the kitchen table, answer the questions, and pass it on to children who are not yet born.

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The Robe and the Cloak: Genesis 37 to 39 on Stewarding a Life Through Betrayal

The Robe and the Cloak: Genesis 37 to 39 on Stewarding a Life Through Betrayal

Joseph's brothers stripped him of his robe and sold him for twenty shekels. Years later a stranger's wife took his cloak and sent him to prison. Genesis 37 to 39 and 50:20 show how to steward a life that other people tried to ruin, and why the pit is never the end of the story.

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Work It and Take Care of It: Genesis 1 and 2 on the First Job God Gave

Before there was a fall, a curse, or a single weed, God gave people a job. Genesis 1 and 2 show that work is not a punishment but an assignment: to bear God's image, to work His garden, and to take care of what is His.

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The Letter on the Altar: Isaiah 37 to 39 on Trusting God With Your Days

The Letter on the Altar: Isaiah 37 to 39 on Trusting God With Your Days

Hezekiah spread a threatening letter before the Lord, received fifteen more years, then nearly lost it all to pride. Isaiah 37 to 39 on trusting God with your days.

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Numbering Our Days: Psalm 90 and the Wisdom of a Short Life

Numbering Our Days: Psalm 90 and the Wisdom of a Short Life

The only psalm credited to Moses asks God for one skill every leader lacks: the ability to count what is left.

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Everything Is Breath: Ecclesiastes 1 to 12 and the Joy of Stewarding a Fleeting Life

Everything Is Breath: Ecclesiastes 1 to 12 and the Joy of Stewarding a Fleeting Life

Ecclesiastes calls everything hevel, a breath. Learn how Ecclesiastes 1 to 12 teaches you to steward a fleeting life with contentment, joy, and the fear of God.

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Hired Hands Don't Sleep Well: Proverbs 1-3 and Trusting God in Every Detail of Life

Hired Hands Don't Sleep Well: Proverbs 1-3 and Trusting God in Every Detail of Life

Proverbs 1-3 shows that wisdom, understanding and peace come from trusting God in every detail, with obedience that flows from love, not a need to earn.

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The Two Faces of Pride: Why Your Success May Be More Dangerous Than Your Fear

The Two Faces of Pride: Why Your Success May Be More Dangerous Than Your Fear

The Two Faces of Pride | Gideon, Judges 8-9 Devotional Gideon’s arc shows that insecurity and arrogance are the same pride. A Judges 8-9 devotional on stewardship for business, community, and home leaders. We are trained to watch for pride in the loud man. The one who takes the credit, grabs the title, and needs […]

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The Unlikely Steward: What Judges 3 to 5 Teaches Leaders About Glory, Hope, and the Open Hand

The Unlikely Steward: What Judges 3 to 5 Teaches Leaders About Glory, Hope, and the Open Hand

The Unlikely Steward: Leadership Lessons from Judges 3-5 God entrusts deliverance to the unlikely so the glory returns to Him. A devotional on Judges 3 to 5 for business, community, and home leaders. The résumé you were sure disqualified you Somewhere you keep a private list of reasons you are not the one. The wrong […]

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The Call Sheet: Exodus 4 to 6 on Feeling Unworthy to Lead

The Call Sheet: Exodus 4 to 6 on Feeling Unworthy to Lead

Exodus 4-6: When You Feel Unworthy to Lead What Moses’ excuses in Exodus 4 to 6 teach leaders about feeling unqualified, imposter syndrome, and answering a call you did not choose. Opening Reflection At some point, almost every leader hears the same quiet voice. Who am I to be doing this? What if they find […]

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