If you are the kind of person who likes New Year’s Resolutions, here’s one for you to consider…
“While we serve a God of abundance, we live in a world of great hunger, poverty, and injustice. Therefore Christ has called us to be stewards of God’s abundance, so that all of humanity may experience life in its fullness (John 10:10). The Stewardship and Generosity Resolution invites Christ followers to live as generous stewards of God’s material and spiritual gifts and calls the church to be a formational, witnessing community that counter-culturally embraces stewardship and generosity. God calls all of us to put our hope and trust in God, to be content and thankful, and to give sacrificially, generously, and cheerfully (Luke 12:16-21; 16:9-13; Phil. 4:11-13). By answering this call, we will reflect God’s abundant provision and make it a reality for a world in need.”
Evangelical Covenant Church, “Stewardship and Generosity Resolution” 2012.
I am thankful for the gift of time off this week with my son, Sammy. We are enjoying the beauty of God’s creation, and fly fishing together on the San Juan River in Navajo Dam, NM. We are also praising God for the privilege of doing this with two of our closest fly fishing buddies (and brothers in Christ), Clay and Charlie Jones.