Answer:
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
– Mark 12:30
Christ is clear. Loving God with our whole being is the most important and greatest commandment.
He plainly tells us that our relationships are the primary (but not only) way to glorify God.
Good stewardship is the careful management of something entrusted to one’s care. This demands thoughtful attention to the owner’s intent and wishes for his property and resources.
When God commands us to love with our whole being, he clearly spells out his purpose for the relationships he entrusts to us.
Our relationship with God is central to all other relationships. Understanding our vertical relationship with our Creator informs our horizontal relationships with others.
To apply stewardship to our relationships, we should first apply it to God.