Value

You aren’t entitled to anything. Everything you have can be taken away from you in a moment, and the things you think you cherish can’t go with you when you die. I am so sickened by people who believe they are entitled to things. It sends me over the edge. Entitlement breeds pride, arrogance, and selfishness. People fail to look beyond themselves until they feel “fulfilled”- unfortunately, no one will ever feel materially fulfilled. They forget about the people who care about them, they are blinded by what their neediness does to those who have to feed it. It makes me so angry. So, before you think you NEED something, ask yourself why? Why do you need it? Do you really?

            I guess the issue really boils down to value. Because I realize I’m not entitled to something, but for some wonderful reason it was put into my keeping, I value it that much more. I’m not entitled to my husband, nor am I entitled to this house, or my food, or my clothes. They aren’t really “mine.” In life, everything is borrowed. You can arm yourselves with false senses of security, but if a flood were to come, or a car accident, a fire… you just don’t know. When you finally wake up and realize that nothing is truly yours, a sense of peace washes over. What comes, comes, and what goes, goes. You cannot control outside forces, but while what is precious to you is in your keeping it is a delightful duty to care for it. It is a privilege to be loaned what you were loaned, so value what you have and give thanks.

He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD." Job 1:21