Stewarding What I Have

What’s in your hand?

Exodus 4:11-12 Then the LORD asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the LORD? Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”

It doesn’t matter if you think that what you have is . It only matters what God can do with it.

There’s in what God has given you… of what you think about it.

Steward: a manger or caretaker of another’s property.

What am I taking care of that doesn’t belong to me?

1. I HAVE A .

Talking our bodies through the lens of God’s word doesn’t bring shame or insecurity, it brings freedom and life.
is a choice. Your physical genetics are not.

“When your body is not at its best, it often limits your ability to fully walk in your God-given calling. It’s hard to go to ‘Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth’ when we are weak, tired, and sick because of the way we’ve neglected our bodies (Acts 1:8).” - Debra Fileta

Mark 2:27 The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

Proverbs 23:20 Do not carouse with drunkards or feast with gluttons, for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags.

Love God with all your strength…

Isaiah 40:31 But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

John 4:32-34 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?” “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.

2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

If we find ourselves in a habitual state of neglect… it’s time to make a change.

We have the opportunity to make the most of what we have.

2. I HAVE .

1 Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

Using your talents effectively for the kingdom cannot be done without emotional health.

Proverbs 14:30 A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.

3. I HAVE .

Luke 16:11 And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?

Proverbs 21:20 There is precious treasure and oil in the home of the wise, But a foolish person swallows it up.

Luke 12:48 When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.