tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post3405279449621164619..comments2023-09-07T04:43:10.746-04:00Comments on Building His Body: Road to EntitlementAnne Lang Bundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-81907778671340530452011-05-18T13:19:04.498-04:002011-05-18T13:19:04.498-04:00Jeff ~
I just got off the phone with a friend vis...Jeff ~<br /><br />I just got off the phone with a friend visiting her family in Palestine. She tearfully told me how bad conditions are there, particularly for the Arab Christians, who are persecuted by Muslims and tightly restricted by suspicious Israelis. She said food is so expensive and in such short supply that people fight over it. The health of adults suffers because they give food to their children first.<br /><br />She said that once she returns to the states, she will never, ever again complain about <i>anything</i> here.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-55243136759980469282011-05-18T13:12:41.460-04:002011-05-18T13:12:41.460-04:00Hazel Moon ~
Amen to it all! I keep trying to wee...Hazel Moon ~<br /><br />Amen to it all! I keep trying to weed out the entitlement mentality, from me and my kids. It dies harder for some than others.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-56011147980741831822011-05-18T13:11:14.386-04:002011-05-18T13:11:14.386-04:00Lyla ~
True enough that we're entitled to wor...Lyla ~<br /><br />True enough that we're entitled to worse than nothing. May we never take His promised mercy and grace for granted.<br /><br />I think of ♥you♥ often. : )Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-36101377907256868192011-05-18T12:41:19.185-04:002011-05-18T12:41:19.185-04:00needed to hear this today...you are so right about...needed to hear this today...you are so right about "walking the road that keeps me grateful."Jeff Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191820705109719146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-51041139250312615212011-05-18T01:56:33.627-04:002011-05-18T01:56:33.627-04:00None of us are entitled to anything from God, but ...None of us are entitled to anything from God, but by God's grace He freely offers Salvation and Life to all who will receive. <br /><br />The belief of people that demand their right to be kept by Government is difficult to replace with a new mentality to work and earn because the entitlement mentality is often engrained in the families like a disease and it propagates to the next generation. <br /><br />Respect can be earned, but will not come to those who demand it. Those who show love and kindness will be given respect.<br /><br />Our Heavenly Father is the giver of all good gifts, and he gives freely to all who ask. The road ahead may at times be paved with loss, want, suffering, but God is still there and he will not forsake his children. His desire is that we worship and adore Him of our own free will, not expecting anything but His love in return. He wants to bless us all, because He is a loving God. No we are not worthy, and only He is worthy!a joyful noisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-4496569929060601792011-05-17T18:15:48.326-04:002011-05-17T18:15:48.326-04:00To what am I truly entitled, Anne? I want to say &...To what am I truly entitled, Anne? I want to say "nothing," but the truth is I'm entitled to much worse than nothing. I shudder to think what, absent that mercy (to which I'm not entitled) He pours out because of His goodness and grace.<br /><br />Good words, Anne. As I would expect. <br /><br />Life has caught up with my calendar again. I hope you are well.Lyla Lindquisthttp://adifferentstory.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-51665916355192327162011-05-17T16:42:14.288-04:002011-05-17T16:42:14.288-04:00Mari-Anna ~
More and more, I find that happiness ...Mari-Anna ~<br /><br />More and more, I find that happiness is rooted in gratitude and contentment. "Wealth consists not in the abundance of our possessions, but in the fewness of our wants." ~ UnknownAnne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-84258797954540231602011-05-17T16:39:30.193-04:002011-05-17T16:39:30.193-04:00Karin ~
Yes, it IS piercing to consider all the w...Karin ~<br /><br />Yes, it IS piercing to consider all the ways I am guilty ...Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-17328576787365904382011-05-17T13:48:43.334-04:002011-05-17T13:48:43.334-04:00Thank you, Anne, for writing such an important pos...Thank you, Anne, for writing such an important post. I do believe that the road to entitlement is the root of unhappiness. I so want to exit and keep out of the road to entitlement. God help us! Thank you again, Anne. Be blessed as you bless others!Mari-Anna Frangén Stålnackehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986988630184932857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-37837034989074402862011-05-17T13:19:04.738-04:002011-05-17T13:19:04.738-04:00Amen and AMEN! What piercing words today.. but tr...Amen and AMEN! What piercing words today.. but true.HisFireFlyhttp://hisfirefly.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-68956515605957672232011-05-17T11:02:59.295-04:002011-05-17T11:02:59.295-04:00Joyce ~
I've never been outside the U.S. and ...Joyce ~<br /><br />I've never been outside the U.S. and Canada. I wonder how much more my perspective might change if I really did have to live in a squatters' village of India.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-72205935164431739992011-05-17T10:56:29.141-04:002011-05-17T10:56:29.141-04:00Wendy ~
If we take His mercy for granted, how muc...Wendy ~<br /><br />If we take His mercy for granted, how much have we devalued the price He paid to give it? I stand grieviously convicted.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-60015062152295897272011-05-17T10:55:05.299-04:002011-05-17T10:55:05.299-04:00Lisa ~
How quickly we are willing to put God in o...Lisa ~<br /><br />How quickly we are willing to put God in our debt! It's not comfortable, but truly, I am grateful that He reminds me constantly, "Oh to Grace how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to be."Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-38584430101554172462011-05-17T10:52:59.028-04:002011-05-17T10:52:59.028-04:00Helen ~
Yes, entitlement mentality takes many for...Helen ~<br /><br />Yes, entitlement mentality takes many forms. I cringe to think of all the ways I'm still blind to it in my own life.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-30376529176279916692011-05-17T10:51:38.390-04:002011-05-17T10:51:38.390-04:00Glynn ~
How right you are. Didn't Jesus teach...Glynn ~<br /><br />How right you are. Didn't Jesus teach that "it is more blessed to give than to receive"?Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-83832992532958223622011-05-17T10:50:52.369-04:002011-05-17T10:50:52.369-04:00Odie ~
This is truth God has impressed upon me. I...Odie ~<br /><br />This is truth God has impressed upon me. I am first on the list of people I know who need to weed out what I'm forced to admit is more than vestiges of entitlement mentality.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-10477615345900442042011-05-17T09:25:48.879-04:002011-05-17T09:25:48.879-04:00Living in America this is a constant battle I thin...Living in America this is a constant battle I think...great post!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-37851860025166362862011-05-17T09:21:11.157-04:002011-05-17T09:21:11.157-04:00The entitled to His mercy one got to me. It made m...The entitled to His mercy one got to me. It made me cringe, though I think I live feeling that way sometimes. Convicting.<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-70277198846975453722011-05-17T08:45:57.991-04:002011-05-17T08:45:57.991-04:00I have to fight against the entitlement mentality ...I have to fight against the entitlement mentality every day. God owes me nothing; everything is grace. Great post, Anne.Lisa notes...http://lisanotes.blogspot.com/2011/05/if-you-want-your-journey-to-count.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-31385592754097968762011-05-17T08:37:49.414-04:002011-05-17T08:37:49.414-04:00You make a good point, Anne. There are many forms...You make a good point, Anne. There are many forms of entitlement.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-55653388284669035932011-05-17T07:55:15.509-04:002011-05-17T07:55:15.509-04:00We can fall victim to the entitlement mentality as...We can fall victim to the entitlement mentality as much as anyone else. And you call it what it is -- sin. As Christians, we're entitled to two things - eternal life, and reaching out and giving to others. Good post, Anne.Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-41515888533008269472011-05-17T05:10:16.595-04:002011-05-17T05:10:16.595-04:00What a lovely post with so much truth that we all ...What a lovely post with so much truth that we all needed to think about. Thanks AnneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920831144240024660noreply@blogger.com