How are you doing, Friend?
Do you know what you are entitled to? To be entitled is to be
empowered to accomplish or obtain something. If you are entitled, you
are authorized and you are in control. Unfortunately, for too many
people, this creates the idea that they can demand certain activities
from their spouses as if marriage comes with enforceable guarantees.
However, just because something is supposed to happen in marriage,
doesn’t entitle anyone to demand that it happens. You could make
demands, but if you can’t control your spouse (and you can’t or at least
you shouldn’t be able to), what does this accomplish? Making a demand
is prideful while making a request is humble and doesn’t rule out
exercising your boundaries (controlling what you can control).
Matt
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