“And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward” (Luke 16:1-2, The King James Version) I have found when most Christian think of stewardship, its in context of the unjust steward referenced in the Gospel of Luke. To me this text is important to any discussion I have regarding the concept of stewardship, because it provides us with 3 key principles: responsibility, accountability and ownership. At the core of any discussion about stewardship we will find these three things embedded into its DNA. In Luke 16:1 (The King James Version), it says that “There was …show more content…
When I was younger I dropped out of school and I incurred a small amount of student loan debt. The debt I created still exist today, albeit in a much smaller amount, but it still made it tough to jump back into another financial relationship with a college.
My first time in college I took every dollar given to me, even though I received a five-year educational grant to attend school. My youth and lack of wisdom led me to take every dollar offered to me and consequently waste it on trivial things. I saw nothing but free money. This has become one of my biggest regrets in life, but has also inform my current financial stewardship.
My current plan is to use this opportunity as a bridge to the future God has for me. I established a plan financial that does not tie me to student loans. I am paying for a third of my education out of pocket, with the rest coming through a combination of employee reimbursement and federal loans. It’s my to responsibility to pay for my education and to take accountability for every dollar spent, by maximizing my time in