The Surprising Difference Between Stewardship and Charity

Today’s American churches face a crisis that prevents financial sustainability. Many believers regard their resources as their own and are often resistant to giving back to the local churches that nourish their spiritual health. However, rather than viewing life’s blessings as our own, scripture teaches us that God is sovereign over everything in life, which means we are in fact, stewards of what God provides. When the question is not about how much we can give, but how much of God’s provision we should keep, our relationship with, say, our finances, careers, and opportunities, becomes about how we can glorify God with what we’re given.