This One or That One?

Comparison is sometimes a good thing and sometimes it is a bad thing. For instance, going to the eye doctor and he puts the "comparison machine" as I like to call it, to your eyes and says, which one is clearer...this one? or that one? Hopefully this comparison is a good thing if you've answered correctly each time and you end up with contacts or glasses that make your vision better. Now you will be able to see more clearly! On the flip side...if you saw someone prettier, smarter, braver, more talented, more anything...and you think, which one is better...this one (me)? or that one (them)? and your vision becomes clouded as you think "oh...that one is better and I'm not good enough."  Cloudy vision indeed. This type of comparison steals your joy, steals your self-worth, steals your ambition sometimes, and can steal your life.  Don't let that happen...fight those thoughts.  We cannot compare ourselves to others because guess what...we will always find someone else who is better. The point is that instead of letting that kill your spirit, rise up and be the best you that you can be! God has given each person talents and beauty that is unique to each individual. If I tried to be like someone else, I would fail miserably because I am not being who God designed me to be. And guess what, that person I'm comparing myself to?? Well they couldn't be me either! So live your life with joy knowing that you are created in God's image and that is the most beautiful creation imaginable!