This is the second part in the series "Summer is a Stewardship." Click here for the first post.
As we seek to steward our summer, the first thing you must do is aim to glorify God in all that you do. This begins by meditating on God's greatness: His attributes and acts.
This is not something distinct from growing in your faith. Romans 4:20-21 says of Abraham,
No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.
Notice the way he grew strong in his faith. It was "as he gave glory to God." Glorifying God grows your faith in him. Why? Because in glorifying God, you are exercising the muscle of faith. That is, you believe his promises (which glorifies him). And this exercise of faith does what physical exercise does for the body: it produces greater strength.
And to know God's promises and character (for what are promises if you don't know the character of the one making the promises?), you must be in God's Word. Read Psalm 103 or Isaiah this summer. Perhaps you could pick up a book on the attributes of God (like AW Pink's little book on the attributes of God) that will pull out various passages of Scripture to meditate on. (Here is a link to a post on methods for meditating).
One more thing to help you with this. Take time to curate the kindness of God. Write down or mentally recall things to thank God for: his sustaining grace in a trial, strength to overcome temptation, an enjoyable experience, etc. This is a means of glorifying God and will cause you to grow strong in the faith (which will glorify God).
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