Sometimes I feel like I spend more time comparing my life to others than walking the road that's right in front of me! I see someone more fashionabe, more spiritual, someone with a fancier kitchen or more well-behaved children ... goodness, anything seems to be fair game these days! Thankfully, a friend shared a verse with me this week, and it was exactly the encouragement I needed!
"...let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." - Hebrews 12:1
That's the key! We're supposed to focus on the race that's before us and not before someone else! God made us all unique, he placed us all on a different journey ... and get this - God is trying to teach us all different things! Comparison is the trap, the sin which so easily ensnares us, and it can make us completely miss the point of our own journey. The Lord is the author and finisher of our faith. He is waiting for us at our finish line and perfecting us every step of the way!
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Lord, help me keep my eyes on You! Give me blinders so that I'm not distracted by my own comparisons. You know me better than anyone else. You know my strengths and my weaknesses, and I know You have blessings in store for me as I run MY race with endurance!
