What should a person do if he or she has found an item not belonging to him/her?
My mother found a necklace that she did not buy but rather was found in the road near a local mall and decided to keep it for herself. What would you have done if the same was found? She refused to ask the police if it belonged to anyone or at a store that sold it....
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Sarah Winn
Similar thing happened to me a few years ago at a retail store, while working.
While I was on the clock, I found $40 on the floor. It was a Saturday and the business office was not open, so I took the money home with me. I brought it back to work on my next shift. I turned in the money in to the appropriate department.
I was going to keep it, but then:
First, the money was not mine.
Second, I did not earn the money.
Third, I was at work so the money belonged to the company I was working for.
Fourth, “Do unto others as you would have done unto you.” Luke 6:31
As Christians, we know God is always watching everything that happens.
I did turn in the money. God has kept me employed there for 5 years July 17.