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The Content:
Alma 43
Verse 13

And the people of Ammon did give unto the Nephites a large portion of their substance to support their armies; and thus the Nephites were compelled, alone, to withstand against the Lamanites, who were a compound of Laman and Lemuel, and the sons of Ishmael, and all those who had dissented from the Nephites, who were Amalekites and Zoramites, and the descendants of the priests of Noah.

The Comments:

 I've stated that I don't want this blog to be a place for controversy, but a place to think about and apply how the war chapters can help us in the spiritual warfare that we are all entrenched in.  But I do plan to give a few opinions of my own, which I hope will help you figure out where I'm coming from.

Too many times I see people around me and they have the attitude of, "I should get whatever I want."  I think we all live with a certain level of entitlement in our lives-I won't argue that. But personally I believe that living a life with an attitude of entitlement does nothing but create self-centered people who do not go out of their way to care for or help others.  Which is one of our primary goals as Christians.

Back to verse 13 up there.

The Nephites gave the people of Ammon, who turned to the Lord and swore that they would never again take up arms against their brethren,  a place to live. The Nephites also swore to protect the people of Ammon.

Now the people of Ammon could have thought, "Well, we've taken a higher covenant then anyone else, so we deserve to be protected."

But they didn't.  Instead of fighting, the people of Ammon gave a "large portion" of their substance to the war effort to support the people that were fighting.  It probably wasn't easy giving away so much of their crops and supplies, but they did it because they were grateful, they were righteous and they felt no sense of entitlement for the Nephites to simply take care of them.

In what areas might we feel a little bit of entitlement? And is it good or bad?