This week’s #scripturesong is Galatians 6:4-5 KJV: “But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden.”

Ah, the comparison game…
I’ve played it many times, and I’m sure you have too. It’s truly a game you can never win. All it does is drag you down, make you feel disqualified, weak, worthless, unimportant, and the list of negatives goes on. Been there, done that! ????????‍♀️????????‍♀️

I’ve found that one of the easiest things to feel is inferior.
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This is an area where I struggle pretty much every day. It’s easy to scroll through social media, where people’s best selves, best belongings, and best lives are on display, or walk through a store or some other place and start comparing. Whether you think someone’s prettier, skinnier, smarter, more athletic, more confident, more “spiritual,” or whatever the case may be, comparison is a trap. Not only does it make you feel bad about yourself, but it can also make you feel angry or resentful toward other people. It can even open the door to envy and jealousy.

Paul states that comparison is unwise in 2 Corinthians‬ ‭10:12‬ ‭ESV: “Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.”

Can I encourage you today to put the phone down? Stop thinking about what everyone else has. Take a good look at yourself in the mirror and recognize that God created the person looking back at you. You aren’t useless. You aren’t second-best. You are special. You are unique. You are so loved. He didn’t make you to be someone else or live their life. He made you to be YOU!

Instead of feeling like we’re lacking something when we look at other people, how about we shift our focus and start celebrating how God has blessed others? (I know it’s easier said than done!) But I promise if you ask God for help, He will give you the grace to do it.

P.S. If you want someone to compare yourself to, I highly recommend Jesus. ???? He is the best standard of measurement.
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