I finally get it...

I finally get it!
I'm feeling silly now but I have been having trouble understanding how the "Journey to Faithfulness" and Stewardship tie together. I also wasn't understanding what the Stewardship Campaign (now "Journey to Faithfulness") was and what all the teams were doing. Some of the things Perry and Pastor said Sunday helped me out. Thinking of it as a snowball effect helped me realize that I'll know more and more as we go along especially as it relates to the teams (and whatever Big Sunday is). I understood how to tie stewardship to heaven - Pastor spoke about this the first Sunday and I understand how we live on earth definitely effects our life in heaven.

A big lightbulb came on when I realized that my definition of faithfullness was lacking. When I think of our faithfulness to God, I think of the following:
-Doing our daily devotions so we can know Him more and love Him more
-Seeking His directions about everything
-Keeping Him number one in good times and bad
-Obeying His commands
-Giving back to Him what He has given to us
-etc..
For some reason, I couldn't tie Stewardship to Faithfullness even though Stewardship fits into some of the items in my list. Something Pastor said on Sunday really hit me and then as I thought about it throughout the last couple of days I finally got it. Being faithful to God also includes using the things (talents, time, money, etc) God has given us to bear fruit! I knew we should use the things God has given us to bear fruit but I wasn't putting that into the definition of faithfulness. So, now I can add a new item in my list of what it means to be faithful to God:
-Using the things God gives us to bear fruit.

I thank God for teaching me that and helping me make the connection!

Michelle Hopkins