Entitlement
Nov/091
In case you haven't noticed, a lot of people in our culture live with an entitlement mentality. They believe that they are entitled to certain things just because they exist. "I deserve this because I am me."
Our government doles out money by the billions to people who believe they are entitled to it. The entire concept of the welfare state is completely foreign to most people in the world. But we believe we are entitled to it because we are Americans.
We are conditioned to believe that we are entitled to own nice things. We deserve new clothes, a new car, etc. We wouldn't dream of buying a USED car. We're entitled to a new one.
I could go on, but you get the point.
Here's the deal…you are not entitled to ANYTHING! Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zero.
This is especially true in our relationship with God. It's easy to begin believing that God owes you something. He owes you good health. He owes you a good husband or wife. He owes you a good job.
No He doesn't.
God doesn't owe you anything. He doesn't owe me anything.
Steven Furtick wrote, "Anything short of eternal torment and separation from God in hell is a blessing. No matter how unfair your current situation may be, it’s a lot better than what you deserve. Never forget that."
God has graciously made salvation available to us. We deserve hell, but He has lovingly provided an incredible alternative.
In light of that truly amazing grace, how can I tell God that He owes me anything?
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10:10 am on November 18th, 2009
It's funny how that creeps into our mindset; even in the church. As I have seen here in America the church thinks we're entitled to a building all to ourselves, electricity, the right to assemble, and a week off from fighting back the Devil. We don't realize that every day, all over the world Christ's church exists, and even flourishes, without those things. You hit the nail on the head bro. Wish I could say that I won't ever feel that way again, but it is a constant fight for us all, especially Americans, not to feel entitled to something more than we deserve.