Whose Job Is It?

By

Pastor B.J. Knefley

Do we live in an age of entitlement? I ask the question because I hear the phrase “Not my job” from many, both young and old. How’d we get there? We see a piece of paper on the floor and call someone to pick it up. We leave the bathroom with an empty toilet paper roll because it’s not our job. Whatever happened to common courtesy? We throw our used paper towel into the trash but miss. Do we reach down and pick it up? No, we continue to walk out the door. Are we thinking that it’s not our job and that there’s a janitor who will take care of it?

Some of you may be from an era that the entire neighborhood looked out for you. If you got in trouble down the street, your parents heard about it before you got home. Other parents corrected your manners and behavior and didn’t think twice about it. Now? Don’t even try to fix someone else’s child. You’ll be in a heap of trouble.

We say it’s the parent’s job to raise their children, yet other parents are sabotaging their ability. How are they doing this? One parent told me their preteen was given alcohol at one house, and on another occasion at a different home, they were allowed to vape. And then we wonder why children are going off the rails. So, what’s the answer?

There was a time when society had a moral compass. Sadly, that compass has been broken. A quick look at history will show that when society was left to its demise, it crashed and burned. Why? Perhaps because it had lost its vision and purpose. When one thinks that life is all about them, others don’t matter. After all, it’s not their job. When I do as I please without consequences, I get to do as I please at the cost of others. But it does cost. The price is to society itself.

Social media gives everyone a platform to expound on whatever subject they choose. Do we ever wonder where all these opinions are leading us? Think about it.