They have their reward

Years ago a man we'll call "Anthony" had gotten saved and thoroughly right with the Lord. While in this condition the Lord laid upon his heart to make right a situation that was wrong that he had had a part in back when he was lost (not legally wrong but certainly morally and ethically questionable). He did so. He even made a profit on doing the right thing though he stood to not gain as much as he could in the future had he not done what he said the Lord led him to do. During the next quarter of a century or so as Anthony backslid at times he would rub his previous actions in the face of those who benefited from his doing what he said the Lord led him to do. He alternately bragged and whined about how magnanimous he had been all the while still making a very good living off his continued part in the situation. He bragged about how generous he had been (how he gave, in reality he sold, so much. He whined about how much more he could have made had he not done what he said the Lord led him to do. No doubt, from his own testimony, Anthony did what God wanted him to do. No doubt, from his own actions, Anthony didn't keep the spirit of what he had been led to do. May we not only do what God leads us to do but let us do so in the spirit He would have us show.

Matthew 6
1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.