Comparing Yourself with Others

My Mom's group is starting a new book next week and I just finished reading the first chapter. It is called You Matter More Than You Think by Dr. Leslie Parrott. She shared some scripture in the first chapter that I really liked and also really made me think- It is from the Message, so the text is very contemporary and I just wanted to share:

"Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives.

That means we will not compare ourselves with each other as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of us is an original."

Galatians 5:45-46 MSG

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"Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life."

Galatians 6:4-5 MSG