ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
II Kings 6:4-5
"So [Elijah] went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down trees. But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, 'Alas, master!' For it was borrowed."
We all do it from time to time. We borrow to save purchasing an item we may never use again. But accidents happen. If something happens to the borrowed item, the borrower is indebted to either fix it or replace it. A practice I have tried to follow is to return a borrowed item in as good or better shape than when I received it. This can get costly as I have learned the hard way. I borrowed a car from my father-in-law, and put a nice crease down the side of it by hitting a mailbox. Another time I borrowed his pickup/camper for a family vacation and damaged it as well. It cost me both times, both in money and in pride, to get them repaired. The old maxim, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be," is wise counsel, because accidents happen, and, "The borrower is servant to the lender" (Proverbs 22:7b).
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Borrowing should not be a habit because it can be expensive.
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Have an accident-free day. Love you.
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II Kings 6:4-5
"So [Elijah] went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down trees. But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, 'Alas, master!' For it was borrowed."
We all do it from time to time. We borrow to save purchasing an item we may never use again. But accidents happen. If something happens to the borrowed item, the borrower is indebted to either fix it or replace it. A practice I have tried to follow is to return a borrowed item in as good or better shape than when I received it. This can get costly as I have learned the hard way. I borrowed a car from my father-in-law, and put a nice crease down the side of it by hitting a mailbox. Another time I borrowed his pickup/camper for a family vacation and damaged it as well. It cost me both times, both in money and in pride, to get them repaired. The old maxim, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be," is wise counsel, because accidents happen, and, "The borrower is servant to the lender" (Proverbs 22:7b).
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Borrowing should not be a habit because it can be expensive.
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Have an accident-free day. Love you.
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