The Reward For Doing The Right Thing

Doing the right thing isn’t always easy. However, I have learned when you do the right thing and the right thing will happen!

Doing The Right Thing

I learned that many years ago from my mentor and spiritual father Ed Conover. In times of hardship it was tempting to find ways to be creative with money, or even with people to get them to do things I needed that would benefit me.

But Ed would always encourage me, that even in the midst of hardship, I must choose to do the right thing and God will see to it that the right things will happen.

My Doing Right Story

When I was in the mortgage business, I did a loan for a client in which there was an opportunity for me to charge a customary and reasonable loan origination fee.

Because we were in relationship with this family, I felt led to give them a discount on their loan. Not neglecting my worth, as I was still making money on the transaction, I just felt led to give my brother in Christ a break on his fees.

This also, happened to be at the time we were losing our home, and believe me; the extra income would have helped us. However, since we were mediating on Hebrews 11:6 at the time, I felt led to follow my heart and not be motivated by my circumstances.

“But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek Him [out].” ~ Hebrews 11:6 (AMPC)

The Reward For Doing Right

Regardless of our circumstances, I chose to look to God as my rewarder, instead of my own human efforts to provide for my family.

Shortly after closing on that deal, when the client learned of our personal situation and realized that I had given them a break on their transaction regardless of our circumstances, they felt led by God to bless us with a $2,000 love offering.

All I could think about at that moment was: “do the right thing and the right things will happen.”

In The End

When we choose to do what is right in the sight of God and not man, or for the benefit of our own needs and desires, God will reward us.

He will not only reward us, but he will do supernaturally, far above and abundantly all that we could ever ask, think, desire or even pray for.

Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams] ²¹ To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen (so be it).
~ Ephesians 3:20-21 (AMPC)

Doing the right things is never easy but it is always right! So, no matter where you find yourself today, purpose to do what is right. Choose to honor God in all that you do and watch how He honors you.

~ André Gray