Pastor's Corner: Entitlement

Society has done a good job of convincing us that we deserve many things. Daily we are inundated by the media that tries to make us believe that we are missing out if we don't get whatever it is we desire. Whether a new car, the latest cellphone, or mega-wardrobe, we have come to believe that we are actually entitled to these things.

Entitlement, used in this sense, is someone's belief that one deserves some particular reward or benefit. We feel that we have "earned" the right to have whatever we want because we work hard. This sense of entitlement is becoming an alarming trend that has im...