Compare? Why?

Oh, don’t worry, I wouldn’t dare say that I am as wonderful as these other men who tell you how good they are! Their trouble is that they are only comparing themselves with each other and measuring themselves against their own little ideas. What stupidity!  But we will not boast of authority we do not have. Our goal is to measure up to God’s plan for us, and this plan includes our working there with you. 

2 Corinthians 10:12-13

 

It has taken many, many, many years, but I have realized that I like me.  Such was not always the case.  For most of my growing up years, I compared myself to others and then beat myself up because I didn't measure up.  I was not the athletic one.  I was not the brightest.  I was never good at math. I was not the award winner.  I was just me, and that bothered me.

 

However, the longer I live the more I have come to understand that comparing myself to others is ALWAYS a bad idea!  You see, I have come to realize that God has created me in such a way that I can fulfill HIS plan for me.  He has gifted me, molded me, pushed me, worked on me, drug me through situations I hated, taught me, showed me, but mostly God loved me enough to have a plan for me.  Here's the kicker, God has a plan just for you too!

 

Let's stop comparing ourselves to others!  Rather let us encourage each other to fulfill God's plan for us.