feeling entitled

Entitlement.  It's something that is on my pet peeve list.

Social Services offers help to a lot of people who need it... and as it seems a lot of people who don't... and to a lot of people who become completely dependent on it and; therefore, gain a feeling of entitlement regarding that "help".

Children can grow up to have a sense of entitlement to the provision of their parents. It's one thing to have it at 5, but it's something else to have that same provision at 45... workless.

Spouses can become dependent on the other for a particular way of life--- by habit, or material, or entertainment, or anything. Relationship becomes less and less important and getting one's own way rises to the top. After life is a certain way for a while one spouse is ready for a change-- for things to get better-- and the one who has this risen entitlement issue, pitches a fit.

With God...  we think we deserve good comfortable lives... especially if we consider ourselves as good people (which ev-er-y-one things that they're good)... we think we deserve so much and as a soon as something we don't like happens we're going on and on about how we don't deserve "this."  Thing is "deserve" is not a factor with God.

Anytime we think we deserve something for any reason... we have a sense of entitlement.  It's a hard fact.

And as I'm faced with being annoyed about others who have this attitude; I start seeing evidences of it in my own life. I'm pretty sure all of us would if we took a good hard look at ourselves.

God please forgive me and change my heart.


Further... what does God call blessing?
Matthew 5:1-11.

Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them, saying:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn,

for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,

for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful,

for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they will be called sons of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.  Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.