Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required… Luke 12:48
It is worth taking a moment to think about what God has entrusted to you. Here are some areas to reflect on.
Relationships. Your relationships are a trust from God. Every wedding reminds us that one person’s happiness is largely entrusted into the hands of another. When a child is born, he or she is entrusted to parents. Friends influence one another. Your friends are a trust from God.
Work. Your work is a trust from your employer, and ultimately from God. Teachers, you’ve been trusted with students. Nurses and doctors, you’ve been trusted with patients. Investors, you’ve been trusted with other people’s money. Pastors and missionaries, you’ve been trusted with the Bible and the care of God’s flock.
Gifts. Your gifts are a trust from God—your hands and your mind, your creativity and your enterprise, your love for children, your way of speaking to others about the gospel. You are accountable for how you use these gifts.
Ministry. If you serve on boards or committees, certain responsibilities have been entrusted to you. You may have a Sunday school class or a Bible study group. Whatever your ministry is, it is a trust from God. We are accountable for our stewardship of ministry.
Money. The money that passes through your hands is a trust from God.
Gospel. If you are a Christian, you’ve been trusted with the gospel. We are to guard the gospel and contend for the gospel. We are responsible to proclaim it and to live it.
You will find in life that if you are faithful with what God has entrusted to you, God will trust you with more. It’s true with money. It’s true with responsibility, influence, ministry, and friendship.
What have you been trusted with? Make a list.
