Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23
“If we cultivate the lifestyle of obedience as we walk with God in intimate relationship, He will speak to us where the resources that He has entrusted to us should be spent. Those are not confined only to the area of financial resources but also include natural and spiritual gifts, knowledge, physical and emotional energy, spiritual and material resources, and ultimately, our very life.”
Da Min Chung, student at Torch Trinity Graduate University in her Philosophy of Biblical Stewardship Paper dated 2 July 2017.
Chung reminds us that a “lifestyle of obedience” must shape the stewardship of all we are and all we have. This appears as a daily rhythm in our lives.
In modernity we tend to follow cultural trends and compartmentalize our faith, which often represents one day a week. When we do that we give God a portion of “our” time or “our” money rather than walking with Him in humility and asking Him daily how He desires for us to spend ourselves and the resources in our stewardship, day in day out.
What about you? How do you daily cultivate a lifestyle of obedience?