"Johnny made it on the dean's list for three years in row."
"Susie just got the promotion she desperately wanted and needed."
"Billy made first string on the team."
How many times have you seen a post on facebook or heard in conversation a statement of good news like those above only to be followed by "God provides", or "it was God's will", or some variant attributing the person's good fortune to God?
It makes me wonder if the person making the statement has any idea how debasing that is to the person who has achieved these rewards through honest, hard work. Maybe Johnny has studied very hard every semester to make the grades necessary to be on the dean's list. Perhaps Susie paid for night classes out of her own pocket to qualify for the promotion. And Billy, he woke up early every morning and did an extra two hours of training to make the team.
"Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's". Perhaps an addendum should be added to "give credit where it is truly due".
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