“Swab The Deck”

Tuesday, February 06, 2018

A man in the community who does pressure washing told me on three different occasions that he would pressure wash a deck for me.  He never did honor what he said.  Was this wrong of him?

Sincerely,
Pressured Out

Dear Pressured Out,

Yes, it was wrong of him, but what you do about it is a separate issue.  God says that we should let our “yes be yes” and our “no be no” (Matt 5:37).  If we say we are going to do something, we should do it.  That is one reason why it is so important that we are careful with what we say (Jas 3:2).

Now, we would be remiss if we didn’t point out that the Scriptures say something else entirely when someone has defrauded or lied to you.  God tells us to never take our own vengeance (Rom 12:19).  Jesus says that when someone defrauds us, we should turn the other cheek (Matt 5:38-41).  It is unfortunate that this man never came through with his promise.  At least it gives you an opportunity to be the bigger person.

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