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Handling Entitled People in a Christian Way
Here are some biblical principles we can use to deal with obnoxious, irritating people with feelings of entitlement.
A woman yelling and calling for a restaurant manager because her meal was not up to her standards.
A freeloading son takes advantage of his elderly parents and refuses to work.
Family members addicted to drugs or alcohol who demand money for their habit.
A spoiled person who insists on getting the best of everything.
People show up more than an hour late for an appointment and still expect professionals to see them.
Entitled people thinking that rules do not apply to them.
Individuals expect favors from people but will not do favors for them.
People who guilt and manipulate their parents into getting what they want.
Individuals who expect that they will not suffer the consequences of their actions and that others will bail them out of difficult situations.
People that rage if people violated their rules, even though their rules are inaccurate.
The above are examples of people who feel entitled that we Christians meet every day. We are supposed to love people and forgive them, but these people make our lives difficult. We do not need to become doormats and put up with bad behavior. There are biblical guidelines we can use to handle these situations.
