The Thinking Steward

I know I am  writing every day - and it is a bit much to read at any one sitting, let alone every day.  For myself, I am surprised that I am doing this in spite of all the other tasks of the day.  I believe it is important for me to muse daily, because it sets my thinking before my very eyes and helps me stay focused.

Becoming a Steward happens when you begin to think like a Steward instead of an owner.  Thinking runs feelings runs behavior.  Change occurs from the inside out and thinking is harder to change than behavior.

 When I  (speak) publish what I think, it begins to go from my thinking head into my thinking heart.  Behavior changes because my thinking changes.  For instance 2 Cor. 9: 6-15 are my motivational verses.  I know them in my head and think about them a lot.  But, when things are not going the way I planned, I revert to my thinking heart which has an evil creed of unbelief still lodged there.  It says, "God doesn't show up for me.  He isn't going to provide for me.  I am on my own to make it happen."  This is a lie that I have had to battle all my life.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he, says the Word.  So each day I must renew my mind to the Word of 2 Cor. 9 until it sinks into my heart and I operate from that place.  This blog helps set my mind and heart so they are in unity with my spirit and the Word.  When my consciousness becomes saturated with 2 Cor. 9, I will have defeated the lie about scarcity.  Then, I will become more like the Master I serve and He can move more effectively through me.

To become like Christos is to think like Christos and not like the world.  To become a Steward is to think like a steward and not like an owner.  Christianity changes us from the inside out.  Religion want to change us from the outside in through rules and regulations and rituals.  When the Steward has been changed inwardly, the Steward treats all things and people differently - that is with love and freedom.