The words linger in my heart:
"You can seem like a millionaire to one person and a homeless person to the next. The ants think you are a giant, and the trees don't even notice you. You think you have a boring life, but the next person might be striving for your lifestyle. Comparison is the thief of joy, so stay kind and keep loving life. Life is all just a big game of perspective."
Perspective. Such a simple word, yet it has the power to alter the way we carry our days. I have learned that how I see myself is not always the way God sees me. One moment I can feel insignificant, and in the next, someone else sees in me what they long for. If I live caught between these shifting reflections, I risk missing the steady truth: my worth is not measured by comparison, but by the One who formed me.
📖 "For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise." — 2 Corinthians 10:12 (NKJV)
Comparison whispers lies — that we are too little or too much, that joy is always out of reach. Yet when we shift our gaze, we begin to see through the eyes of grace. Like an artist choosing colours, God paints each life uniquely. No two strokes are the same, yet together they create a masterpiece that speaks of His love.
May I live today anchored in gratitude, contentment, and kindness. May I choose to celebrate others without dimming my own light. For life is not a competition but a canvas, and the brush rests in the hands of a faithful Creator.
🙌Prayer
Father God, help me to see myself and others through Your eyes, not through the shifting mirrors of comparison. Teach me to embrace gratitude, to walk in kindness, and to delight in the portion You have given me. May my heart overflow with joy, not stolen by comparison but secured in Your love. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
L
Dinsdag 2 September 2025
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