One of the most negative behaviors we can ever engage in
is that of comparing ourselves to others. The world we live in seems to
cultivate comparison. We are surrounded by opportunities to see how other
people are doing life. Social media makes it feel even more personal. We
compare our day-to-day with the highlight reels of those we “follow.”
Comparison steals our joy.
Instead of focusing on who others are or what others have,
let’s pay attention to our own identity. Psalm 139 tells us that we are “fearfully
and wonderfully made.” God’s attention to detail when creating
each of us is truly extraordinary! Each of us has a distinct set of
characteristics that were given to us, by design, so that we can accomplish our
own individual purpose. We don’t have to worry about what others have or what
they do. We are free to become who God created each of us to be.
As you are running the race of life, stop looking to the
left and the right. Focus on staying in your own lane and running the race that
is set before you. Trying to run someone else’s race is exhausting
and unfruitful. Run your own race!
“For you created my inmost
being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am
fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full
well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed
body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them
came to be.” ~Psalm 139:13-16
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