Work AS Stewardship

Stewardship: the conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially : the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care

Ephesians 3:1 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— 2assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you.

Time Management is the outflow of a conscious understanding of this, daily. The method may vary, yet stewarding God’s grace in my work is a constant dutiful awareness of the resources God has blessed me as a gift.

Managing my time well is stewarding the resources God has given me. Time is grace. Time is a gift. In each day lays opportunities In Christ to worship him.

• If I view my day and all the events of my day as a gift of God’s grace to me, then in my worship, I will steward to God’s glory.
• I will work hard in humility and my heart will be sensitive to the Holy Spirit to guide my steps.
• The opposite of godly stewardship would be blind laziness.
• Any fruit of godly stewardship is again gifts of grace to God’s glory not my own.
• I am aware in my heart in prayer throughout my day of God’s evidences of God’s grace.

Work as Stewardship for me is laying aside my plans and allowing God to make my plans. If you are a productivity nerd like me or my husband, check out www.nodeglue.com for my husband’s continuous thoughts of productivity and tools that enable such excellence.

Tools for time management are to be held loosely. They don’t save me or make me a godly steward. I can use outlook daily or be an expert at “Getting Things Done,” yet my heart is set on my own glory, my familiar “hit of accomplishment.” Like a true addict, my sinful drive to accomplish replaces a pure desire to submit to God’s plan for my day.

In an effort to be successful with time management, I have squeezed my hand around my plan and revealed that the desire to “produce” was too great.

Humble stewardship holds time management loosely and wisely, aware of time traps, legalistic lists, and the passionate self-centered desire to perform for self and others.

God’s grace is a gift to steward. Work is an opportunity to worship thru the acknowledgement of His grace.

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