Not measuring up to others can lead to insecurity and discontent. This can result in self-striving<\/a> to make ourselves better.<\/p>\n Assessing ourselves to be above others can lead to pride and arrogance. This can result in self-exaltation<\/a> so others see us as better.<\/p>\n Finding people of the same measure as us can lead to a sense of security. This can result in self-protection<\/a> from those deemed better or worse.<\/p>\n Getting caught up in comparing ourselves to others, no matter what we find, can result in self-centered living. That isn’t what God wants for us.<\/p>\n God’s economy is so much different than the way of the world. Rather than finding ourselves superior to those who may seem weaker than us, we raise them up. — “Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.” (1 Cor. 12:22-25) — Mercy<\/em><\/p>\n In Christ, as new creations, we are all equal. In Christ, “there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:28). Outward appearance, accomplishments, intelligence, strengths, and weaknesses are all peripherals. Equality isn’t based on whether we match up to each other. Community in the Body of Christ isn’t a matter of finding those with whom we’re comparable. It’s about bringing all of our differences together and becoming better because of each other. It’s about caring for one another no matter how different we may be. — Love<\/em><\/p>\n Rather than play the comparison game, let’s extend grace, mercy, and love to one another … maybe even to ourselves. That’s the healthy and godly way<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you have a tendency to compare yourself to others? Playing the comparison game could take us in unhealthy and ungodly directions. We’re calling it a game because it isn’t always based on reality. Our next step depends on the actions, or reactions, of another person. It usually ends with winners and losers.<\/p>\n Results of Playing the Comparison Game . . . Continue reading Caught Up in the Comparison Game?<\/span>\n
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What God Says About Comparing Ourselves<\/h2>\n
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God tells us to fix” our eyes on Jesus” (Heb. 12:2) but it’s not about comparing ourselves to Him. We’ll lose that game every time because we all “fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). We keep our eyes on the One who died so we could be made right. He offers transformation, not a mere self-improvement plan (2 Cor. 5:17). — Grace<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n