"The steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me?" Luke 16:3

As of this writing, I just finished crying and drinking a bottle of vodka. I am broke. I do not have enough money to pay my bills, enroll at school and use for travel. The money I have right now is just enough to go to work and eat. And here comes the question - what happened and it lead to this? I can give a heavy sigh and say, "I enjoyed too much."

Everything we have is the fruit of our labor; and our source of wealth is given by the Lord. He entrusted us to use these resources to serve Him and others. We are stewards of God. A steward is someone who is entrusted to manage or look after his master's properties. God is our master; we are His stewards. 

In Jesus' parable, the master knew that his steward squandered his property. With that, the master removes the dishonest steward from his post. The master could no longer trust him. Now, imagine that we are the steward in the story and God says He will remove our stewardship because we didn't use his gifts and the wealth he has given for doing good, how will you feel? It's devastating isn't it?

But remember, our God is a good and loving God. Think of Him as the master in the story. To continue the parable, the steward made a wise decision to reach out to his master's debtors and paid a part of their debt so he can have shelter once he lost his post. When the master heard about this, he commended the steward for what he did. Why, you may ask. It is because the steward did something that can help the debtors, even if his intention wasn't originally good (because he's doing it in exchange for shelter). His master saw that tiny bit of goodness in him and decided to let him stay. 

We are the stewards; God is our Master. Let us use what the Lord has given in ways we can be helpful to other people and to honor His name. For me, I should be mindful on how I use my gifts, especially money. Right now, I may like be the steward, scavenging for ways on how I can "keep my stewardship". But in my heart, I know and believe that I have my Master up there, watching over me, waiting for my next move.

Lord, I'm deeply sorry for messing things up, especially my financial resources. You've provided me with so much and yet, I made the wrong decisions. Lord, grant me the wisdom to know the choice I will make moving forward.