Mentoring Lessons- StewardshipSample

Stewardship of Resources

How do you decide how to spend your money?

As an elite athlete playing professional sports, I quickly realized my success and accumulation of wealth and influence was ordained by God. I knew there were many athletes better than me.

Scripture makes it clear that God determines who will create wealth and be honored, and it is at His discretion we are made great and given strength!

Not too far into my career I came to grips with the concept that He had given me these resources and that I had to make a choice. Would I use them to build my own kingdom, or would I use them to build His? Would my money just serve myself, or would it contribute to the common good and help give the opportunity for every person on earth to encounter the truth and grace of the Good News?

It is critical we understand that we have a defined season to make the most of every opportunity because of this kind of privilege: we have time, talent, financial capital, influence, and relationships at our disposal. We are stewards of them all.

Financial currency is not the only one of value. Currencies such as our influence and our talent can accomplish things that have eternal consequence even more than our money can. We want to offer to God all we have and all we are to be used for His glory on earth.

Our role in sports gives us a tremendous stewardship responsibility but also the opportunity for great kingdom returns on investment.

Scripture to Ponder–Luke 12:48

From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

Key Lesson

God entrusts us with ability and influence. He does this so we will use our resources to build His kingdom; we will be held accountable for what we do with what He has given us.