Monday, September 19, 2011

I Wish I Had...

 

I recently became the proud owner of a 1987 Ford Ranger. It's an older truck with high miles, yet it has been well looked after by its previous 2 owners. One of my kids was helping me recently as I was washing and vacuuming it. They asked why I vacuumed it out every week and washed it as often as I did. As a  dad I immediately recognized the teaching moment I had before me :) There are so many people who wish they had a nicer car, a bigger house, a better job, and so on. However, they can't seem to care for the car they presently have, or maintain the home they presently live in, or be excellent in the job they presently have. There's such a desire in people for more, and yet we can't even take care of those things we presently have. The Bible calls us "stewards" and as a steward we're simply to take care of what's been loaned to us by the Lord. Everything I have belongs to the Lord and is His, not mine. I'm simply His steward. There's a principle to be learned with this. Before the Lord can entrust anything more to me, I must show myself faithful to what He's already given me. So in response to the question from one of my kids, I shared about this.  The Lord has blessed dad with this 1987 truck. It doesn't belong to me, but Him. My responsibility to the Lord is to be a good steward and to take care of it as well as possible. My desire is to show my faithfulness and gratitude to the Lord. Daddy is showing the Lord that one day, whenever the Lord wants, there's a possibility He'll bless dad with a nicer vehicle, but my priority must be looking after this one first :) Be thankful for all the Lord has blessed you with and be an excellent steward over the Lord's belongings, whatever it may be. Remember that even an old 1987 Ford Ranger belongs to the Lord.

1 comment:

  1. So good Pastor Lee! Very encouraging for me today. I lose sight of this very easily! Thank you for the reminder. :) Steph

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