Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Walk of the Steward

Life as a steward is a peculiar walk because it is an unfamiliar walk in our culture.  I can't remember the last person who asked me about what it is like being a steward.  It is a lifestyle which few discuss or even ask questions about.  I don't think I have ever heard of a support group or club of stewards.

 It is more than  being accountable  or responsible.  It is more than being generous or interested in giving.  It is a mind and heart set on walking out the Kingdom Reality on a daily basis.  Oswald Chambers writes
"There is no thrill in walking;
It is the test of stable qualities
"To walk and not faint"  is the highest
reach possible for strength."
Not a lot of thrills in a determined walk.  One good thing about a walk is that one can make course corrections.  My course corrections happen mostly in my heart and mind as it gets off track through pressures, disappointments and failed expectations,  Corrections are most easily set by spending time with the master who reassures me I am on the right path because I am loving Him.