When “More” Isn’t Enough
If you’ve ever built a thriving business yet felt strangely empty, you already understand the difference between abundance and accumulation. I’ve lived both. At one point, my companies were producing tens of millions of dollars in annual revenue, but my soul was running a deficit. I could scale almost anything except peace.
That changed when I began a daily practice called “What I Hear You Say Is.” Every morning I sit in stillness, write that phrase at the top of a page, and wait for God’s response. On November 2, 2025, I asked about stewardship and abundance. What came through that morning reframed everything I know about leadership, wealth, and calling.
This article distills that message into a roadmap for faith-based entrepreneurs who want to build businesses that prosper without burning out.
1. Stewardship: The River of Divine Intent
The first line I wrote that morning was:
“Stewardship is the intent of the will that flows as a river through the soul.” Holy Spirit
That single sentence dismantles every hustle-culture myth. In Scripture, stewardship isn’t management; it’s alignment. A river doesn’t strive to flow it moves because gravity pulls it toward purpose. Likewise, a Kingdom leader doesn’t manufacture success; he or she aligns with divine momentum.
Leadership Insight
- Stewardship is directional, not positional.
It’s about the current you serve, not the title you hold. - The river carries what’s placed in it.
When your will flows with God’s, even mundane tasks become sacred movement.
Practical Application
- Start each day by naming one area you’ll align with God’s will instead of forcing outcomes.
- Ask, “Where is the current already moving?” Follow that rather than fighting it.
2. Building Capacity Through Alignment
The journal continued:
“The more you align your decisions with Me, the more ‘stewardship’ you will carry … and the greater capacity to carry overflowing abundance.” – Holy Spirit
Capacity grows with character, not charisma. God rarely expands provision before He expands stewardship. That’s why some seasons feel restricted it’s strength training for the soul.
Faith-Based Leadership Principle
Alignment precedes assignment. You can’t carry Kingdom abundance in a vessel that leaks. – Holy Spirit
When we rush ahead of alignment, we call strain “strategy.” When we slow down to listen, we call miracles “timing.” Either way, God was the source all along.
Ask Yourself
- Where am I confusing acceleration with anointing?
3. Kingdom Capacity and Authority
The next phrase leapt off the page:
“Kingdom Capacity is not just the ability to prosper in any season; it’s also the ability to carry more and more Kingdom authority.” – Holy Spirit
Authority without humility corrupts. Prosperity without stewardship collapses. Kingdom capacity integrates both. It’s not how much you can hold; it’s how cleanly you can channel.
Business Context
Faith-based entrepreneurs often equate capacity with headcount or revenue. Heaven defines it as peace under pressure. The wider your peace, the greater your authority.
Action Step
Build your calendar like a temple, not a treadmill. Protect margin. Sacred rest is a leadership strategy. If you start your day in presence, presence will follow you through your day – Stephen Scoggins
4. Jesus: The Model of Perfect Stewardship
“Jesus’ authority … was managed by His ability to steward time, meaning, energy, and attempts with equilibrium. He only followed one rule: ‘I only do what I see My Father do.’” – Holy Spirit
That single sentence carries an MBA in divine management. Jesus never rushed, yet He accomplished redemption. He invested energy where the Father was already working.
Leadership Translation
- Steward time → discern appointments from distractions.
- Steward meaning → anchor every task to mission.
- Steward energy → don’t spend peace on problems God never assigned.
- Steward attempts → move only when Presence moves.
5. Presence Before Profit
“Reward is stewardship executed in My Presence.” – Holy Spirit
God’s rewards flow through relationship, not performance metrics. Presence is the profit center of Heaven. Without it, success becomes scarcity in disguise.
When leaders operate from Presence, innovation rises naturally. Creativity is a symptom of communion.
Practical Exercise
Before your next meeting, pause for 30 seconds. Ask, “Lord, where are You in this room?” Lead from that awareness. Watch how tension drops and clarity rises.
6. The Human Design for Divine Frequency
“Humans have the same purpose and design … to return to My frequency … and operate in authority as I instruct.” – Holy Spirit
In a world obsessed with algorithms, frequency is God’s language. Every thought, emotion, and word vibrates at a resonance that either harmonizes or clashes with His Spirit.
For the Faith-Based Entrepreneur
Your business has a frequency. The way you treat clients, pay vendors, and communicate online transmits a signal. Stewardship means keeping that signal tuned to truth, compassion, and excellence. AI may amplify your message, but frequency determines whether it carries light or just noise.
7. When Religion Replaces Relationship
“Religion is wrong, Relationship is TRUTH.” – “You will now know My Heart Fully Until You Embodie it daily” – “ I seek relationship, not control” – Holy Spirit
That line convicts every control system church, company, or leader that prioritizes rules over relationships. It also exposes a hidden danger in business: building culture around compliance instead of connection.
Application
In your organization, trade policy for principle. Policy dictates; principle guides. Employees don’t need another manual they need a model. Be that model.
8. Abundance as a Byproduct, Not a Goal
“Abundance is a byproduct of overflow and a byproduct of stewardship.” – Holy Spirit
The world teaches acquisition; the Kingdom teaches overflow. You can chase money or carry meaning, but only one multiplies peace.
Faith-Based Economics
- Overflow = resource generated by obedience.
- Stewardship = structure that channels overflow to purpose.
- Abundance = the visible harmony between both.
When you fix the flow, fruit appears naturally. – Stephen Scoggins
9. Trusted With Little, Master of Much
“Show Me you can be trusted with a little, and I can make anyone master of much without harming your neighbor … or your temple.” Holy Spirit
This echoes Luke 16:10 and serves as the litmus test for every promotion. Kingdom advancement isn’t about getting more; it’s about hurting less in the process. If abundance injures people, it isn’t Kingdom abundance.
Practical Wisdom
Before you scale, audit three areas:
- Neighbor – Does growth bless or burden others?
- Platform – Does visibility serve mission or ego?
- Temple – Does your body and spirit remain whole?
If any answer is “no,” expansion can wait.
10. Steward as I Have Stewarded
“Steward, as I have stewarded and watch your crops multiply, your hands heal, and harvests resound to others.” – Holy Spirit
Notice the order: multiply → heal → resound. “Prosperity without healing becomes pride,” and “Healing without generosity becomes stagnation.” – Stephen Scogins
True stewardship contains all three.
Leadership Manifesto
- Multiply through excellence.
- Heal through empathy.
- Resound through generosity.
Every faithful leader becomes an ecosystem of renewal.
11. A Frequency Adjustment to God
“You don’t need more of the world’s strategy; you need a frequency adjustment to Me and through Me.” _ Holy Spirit
That’s the dividing line between carnal and Kingdom leadership. Strategies change with markets; frequencies remain eternal. When you tune your company to God’s integrity, abundance becomes sustainable.
How to Re-Tune
- Schedule silence like a meeting.
- Review decisions in the light of peace.
- Release outcomes that create inner static.
Peace is not laziness; it’s evidence of alignment. – Stephen Scoggins
12. David’s Song: Humanity Tuning to God
“Just as David played the harp and sang, that same presence became his humanity, tuning to Me.” – Holy Spirit
David’s harp wasn’t entertainment; it was calibration. Music tuned his emotions to divine frequency. Today, worship, creativity, and reflection serve the same purpose. They don’t make us productive; they make us accurate.
For Leaders in Creative or Corporate Fields
Every spreadsheet, sermon, or strategy can become an instrument of worship if it’s played in tune with God. Creativity is stewardship in sound form.
13. From Journal to Framework: The One Part Lion – One Part Lamb Balance
Reading back over that entry, I realized it outlined the DNA of Lion-Lamb leadership strength submitted to spirit.
When both are integrated, you lead from wholeness instead of from wounds. The world follows charisma; Heaven follows character.
14. Faith-Based Leadership in a Technological Age
AI tools are changing how entrepreneurs operate. But technology doesn’t replace stewardship; it magnifies it. AI will echo whatever frequency feeds it. If leaders build with integrity and prayer, AI becomes a multiplier of good. If they build from greed or fear, it multiplies distortion.
The call is the same one God gave in that journal entry:
“You don’t need more of the world’s strategy; you need a frequency adjustment to Me and through Me.” – Holy Spirit
Use every innovation, digital or spiritual to serve love, truth, and human dignity.
15. Practical Framework: The Four Phases of Stewardship
| Phase | Element | Focus | Daily Question |
| Striving | Fire | Capacity | “What am I trying to prove?” |
| Surrender | Water | Cleansing | “What must I release?” |
| Listening | Air | Revelation | “What is Heaven saying?” |
| Embodiment | Earth | Stewardship | “How do I live what I know?” |
Move through these phases continually. Each loop deepens authority and peace.
16. Your Daily Stewardship Declaration
Speak this aloud each morning:
“Father, today I choose to be a faithful steward of time, thought, and talent.
I release striving and receive alignment. I tune my frequency to Your peace, that abundance may overflow through me to others. Let my leadership multiply good, heal hearts, and resound with Your glory.”
Words spoken in alignment set the vibration for the day. Decree shapes destiny.
17. The Evidence of True Abundance
How do you know you’re walking in Kingdom abundance?
- Peace outlasts profit.
- Joy doesn’t depend on outcome.
- Generosity feels effortless.
- God’s fingerprints show up everywhere—from business meetings to hotel upgrades.
Abundance is God trusting you with His goodness because you won’t hoard it.
18. Walking It Out
- Guard your river—stay aligned with purpose.
- Grow your capacity—build muscle through obedience.
- Carry authority—lead with peace, not pressure.
- Honor presence—never trade it for performance.
- Re-tune frequency—choose worship over worry.
- Model relationship over religion—love first, manage second.
- Share overflow—let abundance echo into others’ lives.
When these seven practices become rhythm, stewardship transforms from obligation to worship.
Remember — The Future Belongs to Faithful Stewards
Faith-based leadership isn’t about blending Sunday and Monday; it’s about dissolving the wall between them. The marketplace is the new mission field, and stewardship is the language of revival there.
The November 2 journal wasn’t a private download; it was a public invitation to every entrepreneur who senses that business can be holy ground. We’re not called to escape the world but to tune it.
*Creative spelling and grammar compliments of Dyslexia; thank you for your patience and understanding.”
Much Love & Light, God bless
Stephen
