If we always
compare, we will never be content and thankful
We
do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.
When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with
themselves, they are not wise. 2
CORINTHIANS 10:12 NIV
As the boys grew
up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet
temperament, preferring to stay at home. Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating
the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
One day when
Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted
and hungry. Esau said to Jacob, “I’m starved! Give me some of that red stew!”
(This is how Esau got his other name, Edom, which means “red.”) “All right,”
Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.” GENESIS 25:27-31 NLT
We can never be who God intended for us to be if we’re struggling with all our might to be
like someone else
How
can we stop unhealthy comparisons?
By being thankful for being different
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. PSALM 139:14 KJV
By realizing nobody’s perfect
Nothing is perfect except God’s Word. PSALM
119:96 (PARAPHRASE)
By letting God handle things
A relaxed attitude
lengthens a man’s life. PROVERBS 14:30 TLB
By exchanging my
perfectionism for God’s peace
Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion?
Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to
take a real rest. MATTHEW 11:28-30 MSG