SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT (Peace Robber#8)
Having a distorted sense of entitlement will pilfer peace. Entitlement is the feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something. It is an inappropriate expectation of favorable living or comfortable conditions. This type of thinking will leave you with the illusion that others will embrace this feeling.
The rich and famous employ a sense of entitlement due to their wealth, notoriety, name or position. And their admirers, supporters or followers will enhance their sense of entitlement.
Today, the attitude of entitlement plagues society. The youth (millennials) is addicted to comfort. Many of them don’t want to work and have no issues living at home, mooching off parents, indefinitely. Employees often complain, thinking the company owes them more than a paycheck because they work there. While others believe the government are indebted to them, to supply a favorable lifestyle, without effort. Spouses have issues with entitlement, one or both may think it is the other partner’s job to support their entitlement. Many parents expect the teachers to offer entitlement to their children.
Reality check, no one owes you anything. In the world, you will not be given anything, if you do receive something it comes at a cost. You may not see it now, but the cost will come a calling eventually. If your parents supplied you with everything you wanted whenever you wanted it, later, you will learn other people will not always accommodate you in your entitlement mentality. Many employers will not put up with an entitled worker. You may find yourself looking for another job. Divorces are on the rise, because the attitude of entitlement. Many children are suspended and expelled because some school systems will not put up with their behavior.
When you think the world, the government or someone else should just give you something because you think you should have it, you will never have peace. Entitlement leads to imprisonment.
In God’s kingdom, you are given many gifts, because He loves you, unconditionally. You are entitled in God’s eyes because you are one of His children. Stay in faith with God and the Word. You owe it to yourself to go to God and receive His gifts and fight to keep them.
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (KJV)