This is a helpful post by Justin Buzzard about how we should discern and evaluate the use of our life resources. Essentially, its about stewardship. I believe stewardship is one of the basic responsibilities of the Christian life. If we believe that God has given us everything we have - including our talents, spiritual gifts, time, relationships, etc. - then we have a responsibility to use it well, to use it for His purposes, for His glory. Buzzard suggests three diagnostic questions to help each of us do that . . . Justin Buzzard - July 7, 2010
God has given you a life and he wants you to steward it well. This involves choices. How will you best steward the gifting, personality, resources, and opportunities God has given you?
Most of us reading this know we need to make some changes in order to best invest (instead of bury) the “talents” God has given us. But we often don’t know how to discern what changes to make. I think we often make this process too complicated. Here’s one simple way of diagnosing how you’re stewarding the life God has given you. Ask yourself these 3 questions. And ask a few people who love you to give you their input on these questions.
1. What is the one thing you are now doing that you think you should continue doing? (This should target towards your greatest strength)
2. What is the one thing you are now doing that you think you should stop doing? (This should target towards your greatest liability/time waster/sin/way of harming others/etc.)
3. What is one thing you are not now doing that you think you should start doing? (This should target toward your greatest opportunity/untapped potential/a big new risk)
Blessings
3 John 8
Bill H.
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