Cindy Beech // Testimony

STEWARDSHIP & GIVING

"I can't. I just can't. Let somebody else do it. Let somebody with predictable income do it and I'll be there for the big stuff. I have to think of my retirement and the only one who's going to take care of me is me. Surely God understands my situation."

That, my friends, was my attitude on giving...

Don't get me wrong. I'm generous. Any of those closest to me might even attest to it. But there's a distinct difference between generosity and stewardship. And I've been mostly lost in a Star Wars worthy mental battle between the two. Generosity is under my control and at my discretion. Stewardship leaves no room for either. Generosity can be self-gratifying. Stewardship carries no applause with it. Generosity doesn't require any faith whatsoever. Stewardship requires me to take God at his word or else be miserable while I am just following "rules."

Despite my mental ping-pong and blatant disobedience, the Holy Spirit simply would not let me go on this issue. "The Force" was not with me in my infinitesimal thinking. We claim that we are people of faith. Are we? We claim that we believe. Do we?! Because I finally had to get very real with myself...and then repent...and then make an immediate change.

The truth is, God doesn't need my money. He wants my heart. All of it! And once I finally gave it to Him a major paradigm shift took place that astonished me. I blew right past being a cheerful giver. (I read somewhere how God likes that.) I was suddenly downright GIDDY in a way that I cannot explain even now!

But it is so much more than that. You'll see as you obey your own way toward clarity.
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A Faithful Cornerstone Steward,

​Cindy Beech

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