to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill. to give over (a certain amount of money) in exchange for something: He paid twenty dollars for the shirt.
Each individual conceives the value of money for success, perceives the value of money for social status, and senses the value of money as a means to fulfill physical needs. Money became a symbol for the success and fulfillment of the individual as a member of the collective.
But the amount we earn is not a barometer of Godâs blessing. And I might add, lots of money and things are never an evidence of success in Godâs eyes. Many who are wealthy are failures from Godâs viewpoint. The point, then, is the absence or presence of money is not in itself proof of success or failure. The comparison game reaches out to almost every area of life.