Comparison

Hello again, lovelies.

Happy Tuesday!

The past couple days, I've been thinking a lot about how comparing our lives to other people's lives is just one of the worst things we could do to ourselves. I ran into a situation the other day and learned a lot through it.

Situation:
Surfing through social media posts. I came across a girl's profile. Her photos were flawless, her videos had immaculate editing, and her captions were cute, sassy, and spot-on. I began diving deeper, looking into her most liked posts and started asking myself, "Why am I so lame?" "When will I have my own success story like she does?" "I need to change, but how?"

Reality:
These days, nothing gets posted without serious editing and photo shopping. (especially by professional lifestyle bloggers and celebs) What I was looking at isn't real. Her profile doesn't show this girl's bad days, the failures, or anything that would otherwise look unattractive. I was looking at only a tiny glimpse of her life. Of course, she has bad days like me. Of course she has her own struggles. Of course she has made mistakes. I just didn't see that. I could only see what she wanted me to see: the fame, the glamour, the pretty/edited.

When we live as children of God, we don't ever need to compare ourselves to others. Comparison is a demon that deceives us into believing that we want what we already have. We all want acceptance, admiration, and acknowledgement. Yet Jesus has already given us those things plus lots more. He adopted us into His heavenly kingdom to become daughters and sons and have a heavenly inheritance. We are His princes and princesses. He reminds us over and over in scripture about how much he adores us. We are His beloved. He takes pride and joy in us. The Bible even says he rejoices over us with singing. How cool is that?!

Comparison is the ultimate joy killer. When we start comparing our lives to others, it is so easy to become jealous and bitter. We could be so content and peaceful if we just stay reminded of God's promises.

-He will never leave us nor forsake us.
-He loves us. There is nothing we could ever do to make Him stop loving us.
-He will always provide for us. We lack nothing.

The devil loves using comparison as a way of making us stray away from God. Satan loves seeing us depressed, jealous, and bitter. Those are all things that will divide us if we aren't careful. God's way of life calls for unity, love, peace, and joy.

You have everything you could ever need because God looks after you. Rest assured, dear ones. You are more than enough. Always.

Peace and Joy,
Chloe