Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and being jealous of one another. Galatians 5:26
Paul’s words from the above passage in Galatians have been difficult for me to abide by personally. It’s just too easy to look at what someone else has (doesn't have) or something that you have (don’t have) and boastfully compare. Paul’s challenge to the Galatians was for them to grow in the Lord until they have the joy of doing something commendable without resorting to boastful comparisons with other people and the same should hold true for us as well.
Once we find our identities in Christ, we are set free from the comparisons and competition with others. With this wisdom, we are to do our best to bring glory and honor to God rather than ourselves and the norm of just trying to be better than someone else.
Our loving Father has created each one of us uniquely and individually and what a wonderful freedom we have knowing that we can simply be who God created us to be! He loves each one of us just the way we are and He never makes mistakes.
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