One of the biggest problems in America today is the attitude of entitlement. So many people think they are owed something because they are American. This attitude only feeds our pride. And you know where that leads (a fall). True faith in God helps curb the tendency to think “we are entitled”, because it’s God who sends rain on the evil and the good. And it was Jesus who said to the rich young ruler, “who are you calling good, only God is good”. We are all sinners. We have a sin nature that always wants to oppose God. Why would we deserve anything with a predisposition like that? Our attitude should be one of humility and gratitude. Entitlement and having an “I’m more special than you” attitude shouldn’t be part of a believer’s life. Put it to rest today, and get over yourself with this type of mentality. Ask God to forgive you for thinking you are better than you really are.
4 “After the Lord your God has done this for you, don’t say in your hearts, ‘The Lord has given us this land because we are such good people!’ No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that He is pushing them out of your way. 5 It is not because you are so good or have such integrity that you are about to occupy their land. The Lord your God will drive these nations out ahead of you only because of their wickedness, and to fulfill the oath He swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6 You must recognize that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land because you are good, for you are not–you are a stubborn people.
Deuteronomy 9:4-6
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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