Once we accept Jesus as our Savior, the next step is to allow Him to be our Lord—in every area and arena of life. God’s character tests appear to whip us into spiritual shape, fit for the stewardship call of duty. The objective behind character tests is twofold—to produce more Holy-Spirit cultivated fruit and to draw closer to our Jewish Messiah.

We get one shot at stewardship on this side of eternity, managing and investing the resources God the Father has entrusted us to handle with diligence and care. Once our time on earth expires, we won’t have another chance to make a play with the stewardship ball. What’s next for us? The judgment seat of Christ and the examination of our stewarding record.

A Christ-centered life is the essence of discipleship. We must lay down our time, talents, temperament, temple, and treasures at the feet of our Coach and Rightful Owner, the Lord Jesus. The Word of God is our game plan to carry out our life and ministry assignments. Diligent practice as faithful stewards won’t ever make us perfect. However, it does guarantee us a roster spot on the winning team because of our commitment to personal brokenness and spiritual wholeness for the sake of Christ.