Keep Stewarding | Faithfulness in a Noisy World
This blog post is pulled from my October Newsletter on Substack. I’d be honored if you subscribed to me there! In the meantime, I hope you’re encouraged to keep stewarding, no matter what the Lord has placed in your hands. :)
There are moments when I’m suddenly aware of how much of homemaking is simply keeping on: folding the laundry, chopping the vegetables, sweeping the floor, wiping the counters, praying through the headlines. It’s here, in the ordinary rhythm of home, that the Lord often brings the gentlest lessons. A few weeks ago was one of those times.
The Lord has been kind to remind me of something I so easily forget. On a recent Sunday morning sitting in church, and again later in the week at my women’s Bible study, the same truths rose up from Scripture, first in 1 Thessalonians 4 and then in Luke 17. The timing wasn’t lost on me, and I’m grateful for a Bible-teaching church, because His Word never returns void. The Spirit knew I needed to hear it twice: in the middle of a noisy, unsettled world, I am not called to control the chaos or know the future. I am called to be faithful.
Lately, it feels as though the world is spinning faster into chaos. Headlines are loud and tragic. Our screens shout a constant whiplash; from stand-up clips to heartbreaking news, from fall recipes to ideological rants, all in less than five minutes. Our hearts aren’t meant to ping-pong so quickly and carelessly. And in the midst of such turmoil, it’s tempting to let fear creep in. When the chaos outside grows louder, our souls grow restless. We long for clarity. For peace. For some inside knowledge of what comes next.
But as Christians, we’re not called to cling to speculation or to control every moment. We’re called to cling to Christ. He is in control. And we already know what comes next.
Paul’s words to the Thessalonians remind us:
“But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you” (1 Thessalonians 4:10–11).
The “this” Paul refers to is a life pleasing to God, full of brotherly love and faithful obedience. Not the posture of panic or endless debate, but of steadfast faithfulness. Jesus Himself told us that His return will come suddenly, like lightning in the sky, unmistakable and obvious.
Our task is not to figure out when, but to be ready in the meantime.
That readiness looks small from the world’s perspective. It’s making dinner when the news cycle screams the world is ending. It’s teaching our children the Word when false teachers cause confusion. It’s praying for our neighbors, working diligently, and cultivating grateful obedience day after day. It’s praising God for all (and I mean all - there are so many!) His blessings, especially when our hearts feel heavy.
Faithfulness in our homes fuels faithfulness in the public square. Neither is optional for the people of God. Living in the world but not of it means we don’t hide from the chaos; we engage it from a place of confidence in Christ. We know who the true King is. We know how the Story ends - in victory!
John Calvin once wrote, “Ignorance of providence is the greatest of all miseries; the knowledge of it the highest happiness.”
When the world seems unpredictable and evil appears to reign, the Lord remains sovereign and good.
So, dear friends, let’s keep stewarding: our homes, our hearts, our small circles of influence. Let’s be found faithful: tending our homes and the tiny hearts in our care, filling our pantries and setting our dinner tables, loving our families and serving our churches. This daily obedience is not wasted; it is the work of the Kingdom.
When Christ returns, whether today or a thousand years from now, may He find us steady at our posts, walking by faith and not by sight. Keep stewarding!
“Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes” (Luke 12:43).
