Sep 20, 2026 · 27 min · 11 segments
Jesus Himself demonstrated that being needed did not mean He responded to every demand. He withdrew. He moved on. He chose where He would go. And Scripture tells us that He did not entrust Himself to…
Jasmine BakerHost
How many of you know? that there is something called the gift of absence the gift of absence there was several moments in the bible where christ jesus christ withdrew there was several times where he separated himself there were several times where he refused to give immediate access to himself on now.
Now, I find it very interesting that sometimes as believers, we find ourselves in situations where people think that they're entitled to access to you.
And I know that this does not align with what the Bible teaches us when we go to the gospels.
When we look at Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, anywhere in the gospels, when you watch Jesus Christ, who is our template, who is who we were created in their image, He showed us very clearly that presence is a gift.
They talked about... stewarding your relationships, but I bet you haven't heard anybody in ministry talk about stewarding your presence, or you may have heard once, maybe once or twice, but I'm here to talk about stewarding your presence.
How many of you know? that there is something called the gift of absence the gift of absence there was several moments in the bible where christ jesus christ withdrew there was several times where he separated himself there were several times where he refused to give immediate access to himself on now.
Now, I find it very interesting that sometimes as believers, we find ourselves in situations where people think that they're entitled to access to you.
And I know that this does not align with what the Bible teaches us when we go to the gospels.
When we look at Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, anywhere in the gospels, when you watch Jesus Christ, who is our template, who is who we were created in their image, He showed us very clearly that presence is a gift.
They talked about... stewarding your relationships, but I bet you haven't heard anybody in ministry talk about stewarding your presence, or you may have heard once, maybe once or twice, but I'm here to talk about stewarding your presence.
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