Its Friday! For some of us its payday! One thing that I find with owning my own company is that people are sometimes slow to pay for their services. Some may not pay at all. Its just the chances you take with people. I have had, however a hard time dealing with the fact that a service was rendered and a payment was not. I constantly ask God for understanding and I believe He gave me my answer the morning. I saw a stack of envelopes that I have been avoiding for a while. All sum up to one thing...student loans. LOL! I have been ignoring them, deferring them, and doing all I can to put them off instead of just start paying straight up. I started thinking about how the lenders feel when they put up money in good faith that I would pay it back. Same way I feel about my customers when I render my services. Jesus told us a story about something similar to my situation:
Matthew 18:23-35
"The kingdom of God is like a king who decided to square accounts with his servants. As he got under way, one servant was brought before him who had run up a debt of a hundred thousand dollars. He couldn't pay up, so the king ordered the man, along with his wife, children, and goods, to be auctioned off at the slave market. 26 -27"The poor wretch threw himself at the king's feet and begged, 'Give me a chance and I'll pay it all back.' Touched by his plea, the king let him off, erasing the debt. 28"The servant was no sooner out of the room when he came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him ten dollars. He seized him by the throat and demanded, 'Pay up. Now!' 29 -31"The poor wretch threw himself down and begged, 'Give me a chance and I'll pay it all back.' But he wouldn't do it. He had him arrested and put in jail until the debt was paid. When the other servants saw this going on, they were outraged and brought a detailed report to the king. 32 -35"The king summoned the man and said, 'You evil servant! I forgave your entire debt when you begged me for mercy. Shouldn't you be compelled to be merciful to your fellow servant who asked for mercy?' The king was furious and put the screws to the man until he paid back his entire debt. And that's exactly what my Father in heaven is going to do to each one of you who doesn't forgive unconditionally anyone who asks for mercy."
God tells us to always help our fellow many. Be of good servant. If you are given services, pay for it. When you go to work, you expect to be paid for your time working for your boss. Remember that when you take out loans, accumulate bills. Pay your debts. Until next time...
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