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Quotation of the Week

Then it hit me that stewardship is like sobriety: it’s a day-by-day decision to trust God. The alcoholic lets the conditions around him/her determine drinking: got fired? drink. Got a raise? drink. Feeling blue? drink. Feeling happy? drink. Bored? Yes, drink. Exhausted? drink. Sobriety is a choice a person makes for right now and today. Today I will not drink. Today I will not get drunk. Today with God’s help I will be sober. I have so many recovering friends who have taught me so much good theology in AA.

Stewardship works the same way. For those prone to not give, to not be generous, everything is a reason to not give. Got a raise? hold on to it. Got fired? hold on to what you have. Like the church? hold on to it. Dislike the sermon/music/youth program/etc. hold your money back till they perform better. If the markets are uncertain? better not give till things even out. If the markets are performing? Hold on to your money till they top out.

From Don Johnson

Published September 21, 2008By erika
Categorized as Quotation of the Week

1 comment

  1. Llama Momma says:
    September 22, 2008 at 3:50 am

    There is so much truth in this.

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