Entrusted: Your First 35 Days as a Steward

Day 31 of 35 · Week 5: Stewardship of Leadership

Leading at Home

The first place your faith is tested is usually your own home. It is easy to be patient with strangers. It is harder with the people who see you at your worst.

God gave Israel a simple plan for passing on faith. Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and strength. Keep His words on your heart. Then talk about them with your children when you sit at home, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.

Notice where faith is taught. Not mainly in formal lessons. In ordinary life. At the dinner table. In the car. At bedtime.

Near the end of his life, Joshua made a public declaration. Whatever others chose, he and his household would serve the Lord.

Leading at home does not require being married or having children. It means stewarding the relationships closest to you: parents, a spouse, roommates, siblings, kids. Wherever you live, you can bring the presence of Jesus.

Here are a few simple ways to start:

• Pray for each person in your home by name.
• Apologize quickly when you are wrong.
• Share one thing you are learning from God this week.
• Serve someone at home without being asked.

You will not be perfect at home. No one is. But a humble, growing believer is one of the most powerful witnesses a family can have.

Pray

Lord, help me lead well at home. Give me patience with the people closest to me. Let my love for You show up at the dinner table, in the car, and at bedtime. As for me and my household, we will serve You. Amen.

Today's Scripture (NIV)

• Deuteronomy 6:4-9
• Joshua 24:15