The Identity Journal - Kendall Laughlin, Jr.

The Identity Journal - Kendall Laughlin, Jr.

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The Identity Journal - Kendall Laughlin, Jr.
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Stewardship
Your Money Mindset

Stewardship

It All Belongs to God

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Kendall Laughlin
Feb 25, 2023
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“There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
- Albert Einstein -

The above quote by Einstein has always deeply touched me. I think the concept can be easily translated to our finances. Essentially, there are two ways to look at life:

  • Everything we have is ours.

  • Everything belongs to God.

In the first worldview (everything we have is ours), our success, our provision, our giving, and our survival is up to us. In the second, everything belongs to God. This is the idea that we refer to as “stewardship.”

To steward means to “conduct, supervise, or manage” something “entrusted to one’s care.” Stewardship is both a practical and a spiritual matter.

Stewardship is an essential teaching in the Kingdom of God. All of life is a stewardship because “The earth is the Lord’s” (Psalm 24:1). God, in fact, owns everything and created everything. Everything we have we steward on His behalf. This is what Jesus taught in His…

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