OK, so stewardship can be about more than just money, money, money.  But are you starting stewardship right at home?  We need to be good stewards of our relationships too.  ... Relationships with loved ones, extended family, neighbors, coworkers, fellow church members, and yes, even strangers.

Do you show appreciation for others?  Do you consider the impact of your actions on other people before you act?  How do you handle situations where you have offended someone or hurt their feelings?  Do you put as much effort into building and maintaining healthy relationships as you do into your work? Do you forgive out of true repentance or to help yourself?

How well do you really know your spouse, child, or extended family members?  Do you keep in touch with distant loved ones as often as you should?  Do you know where your child surfs on the Internet?  Do you use a v-chip if your TV has one? Have you asked your cable provider to completely blank out "adult" channels?

Would you treat pastors differently if they were your children?  Would you give them more "benefit of the doubt"?  Would you lend them more encouragement?  Would you be less critical of their sermons, visitation, or personal style?

In order to love one another as Jesus would have us do, we must first love God.

The Good Steward Web site has a links page devoted to "Life Stewardship - Relationships".  Below are some links to Web pages that deal with different aspects of stewardship of relationships.

Love & Marriage

• Abstentions that say "I love you"
• Communicating with your kids
• Healthy Family Living - Marriage
• How to say "I love you" in different languages
• The Rising Price of Love (online book)