*Warning: This post is not a platform for your political opinions and I will delete inappropriate comments.
I have said this on many occasions.
“Excessive exceptions create enormous egos.”
What we witnessed yesterday is a direct result of that principle.
Over the last 5 years we have made excuses for language from our leadership that both implicitly and explicitly created anger, hatred, bitterness, and division. From sexual assault to mocking the disabled we have heard it all. It has been on full display but we kept making excuses and we kept making exceptions.
Any unacceptable or immoral behavior that is excused will create an enormous ego in the person(s) who remain unchecked.
Large egos lead people to believe they are the exception to the rules of morality and decency. Excessive exceptions lead to a sense of entitlement. Entitlement knows no boundaries.
Entitlement is a monster that is fueled by a thirst and pursuit of power that can never be quinched.
I wish I could say “We’re better than this” but we are not. This is exactly who we are as a nation. We are eating fruit from the seeds we allowed to be planted only to complain about the way it taste.
Should we pray? Yes. But it’s just as important to plant. We have the responsibility to plant the seeds today for the type of fruit we want and need in the next season. No more excuses. No more exceptions. No more egos. No more entitlement. No politics. Just planting.
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Proverbs 18:21 NIV
