"Men are more willing to repay an injury than a benefit
because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure." - Tacticus
Have you ever loaned someone money and it took them longer than agreed upon to REPAY? How did you feel? What kind of straits did their lack of ability to pay back the loan, debt or sum of money,
have on your life and your relationship? Was it awkward when you saw
them? If you owed the money, did you feel a sense of guilt and shame?
The Bible says, "The wicked borrow and never repay, but the godly are generous givers." (Psalm 37:21, NLT) Lending money to someone causes an awkward master/slave relationship, even among friends because ...the borrower is servant to the lender. (Prov. 22:7) Repaying, or being repaid brings freedom to both parties to get past the debt and restore right relationship.
When you've been waiting for any kind of debt to be repaid, one of the collateral losses is time. The time you spent depressed. The time regretting dreams you could have accomplished. The
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017
WEDNESDAY'S WORD - REPAY - 11/15/17 - Sadell Bradley - New Life Covenant Cincinnati
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