In part one of this series we briefly spoke about the principle of stewardship that is taught throughout the bible. Your Christian Home Business is no different. Stewarship is basically how we govern the gifts and provisions that have been given to us from the Lord. We are held accountable for the stewardship of our Christian Home Business just as the Lord holds us accountable in other areas of our lives.
We can learn a lot about stewardship for your Christian Home Business in the parable taught be Jesus in Luke 19:12-27. Refer to the bible for the entire parable, I will paraphrase this portion of scripture.
This portion of scripture speaks of a ruler or king who left his kingdom (business) to pursue other kingdoms for his domain. He left 10 different slaves to be stewards of his business while he was gone. After he left to pursue the other kingdom the slaves or servants were to manage his estate while he was gone. When he returned they were to give an account for how they managed the estate.
The first person who was called into to give an account for how he managed the assets of what he was given responsibility. The king had given him 1 mina and the asked the servant what he had done with that mina. The servant replied, "You gave me one mina and I have 10 more." Due to his faithful stewardship the servant was given 10 cities to oversee. The second had increased the mina to 5 and was rewarded five cities.
The third person that was held accountable came to give his report. When asked what he did with the mina he was given he replied, "I hid it away so that I would not lose it." He didn't increase nor attempt to increase the mina. He didn't even put it in the bank to gain interest he hid it. This is a poor steward, due to his poor stewardship the master took it from him and gave it to the one with 10. The moral is him who can manage little will receive more.
What a Truth. We as Christians are called to stewardship even in our Christian Home Business. We are to take in account how we manage our time, our resources and everything else about our business.
We are held accountable for our relationships with our team, we are held accountable for our talents given by the Lord and we are held accountable for our possessions. The Truth is all these things are on loan from God. Growth in our home business and our lives is rooted in responsibility. What have you done to increase your personal and spiritual development? Have you evaluated the gifts and talents the Lord has given you?
The principle of this is that your business will grow based upon your stewardship of your Christian Home Business. Now understand I am not talking about prosperity preaching or anything of that matter. I am speaking of being blessed according to Gods Word and His will for your business. Remember, those that can manage little will be given more.
The Christian in the Home Based Business has been called into their business. Your calling in your life and your ability to recognize the Lords calling will control the your success and the way you perceive it. Why is it that some are blessed with abundance and others are not? When I look at Gods Word there are those that are blessed to be givers and others to be blessed as receivers.
Here is a truth that must be understood, the calling is not money nor is the calling having money. Your response to Christian home business success will define if you are within the Lords will or not. Your ability to create the wealth is not as important as what the Lord calls you to do with your success. Some are called to abundance to support ministries that are working for the Lord and those involved in the ministry are called to be receivers of that support.
There are plenty of warnings in the Bible about financial abundance. Success in your home business does not mean that you count that blessing as the ability to spoil yourself with all the luxury of the world. Financial abundance that is not directed to the call that the Lord has for your life is a trap that we as Believers must be on guard for. Paul warned about this.
1 Timothy 6:17-19 "Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life."
The previouse verses talk about our blessings and our success related to a Christian Home Business. We are not to use this to become puffed up or prideful. We are to use our resources to Honor God in our business and in our supporting of ministries that Honor Him. Not only are we to manage our resources today we are to have succession plans to allow our financial blessing to carry on for future generations.
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