Here are some observations I've found concerning this comparison game we tend to play...1. We build models off of anomalies: comparing ourselves to "prodigies" in our field.
2. We criticize unfairly: knowing little about their journey.
3. We live more isolated: choosing not to enlarge our circle of love because of pride and fear.
4. We respond defensively: living from excuse to excuse.
5. We limit growth opportunities: giving up on getting better.
Comparing ourselves to others is never truly fair. We tend to judge our effectiveness against another's from a broken lens. In fact, playing this comparison game can be emotional suicide. Our perspective narrows and narrows until a prison of personal defeat bars us in. At the least, fear and a pessimistic attitude are definite outcomes to living in someone else's shadow. The crazy side of this game is the initial innocence. Before we realize it, we go to bed and wake up wondering what others think.
WAIT A MINUTE...
Who's approval are you living for?
What success needs to be achieved before you feel accepted by others?
How influential does your calling really demand?
Hey, this doesn't seem anywhere close to the life we are called to live! Learning, growing, expanding, improving - YES. But only to be the better YOU God intended!
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