Post by jasielim on Sept 13, 2004 15:03:20 GMT 7
So often, we look at others and compare ourselves to them. And often, we come up short. We look and say, "Oh she's 25 and she's done this, this, this and this. Or we watch people who "have it all together" and we begin to get down on ourselves. We find any number of ways to compare ourselves
to the next person- and come up short....STOP!
There's a saying that the grass is always greener on the other side. Well, their water bill is higher too. And guess what? You can have green grass also if you seed, water and fertilize your lawn.
You can't have what somebody else has if you're not willing to go through what they went through. But, that's another matter. Stop comparing
yourself to others.
Each of us has our own thorns. Be it weight, single-parenting, job dissatisfaction, marriage problems, financial distress, children woes, over-worked/underpaid issues, loneliness, confusion, self-doubt, etc.
You've got to love you, and if you can't do that right now, At least quit comparing yourself to others, because you don't know what they are going through.
Someone will always be prettier. They will always be smarter. Their house will be bigger. They will drive a better car. Their children will do better in school. And their wife/husband will fix more things around the house. So let it go, and love you and your circumstances.
Think about it. ..The most attractive person in the world can have Hell all up in his/her heart. And the most highly favored person on your job may be depressed, struggling financially, etc. And the richest man/woman you know - who has the best car, the huge house, the clothes - might be lonely. And the Bible says if I have not Love, I am nothing.
So, again, love you. Love who you are right now and let God be your barometer. Mirror Him. Look in the mirror in the morning and see how much
God you see. He's the only standard, and even when you come up short, he will not leave you or forsake you.
Smile and may God continue
to BLESS YOU Real GOOD!!
"I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!"
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance
between your knees and the floor.
"The one who kneels to God can stand up to anything."
"Winners make things happen. Losers let things happen."
Be Blessed and pass this on to encourage someone else.
to the next person- and come up short....STOP!
There's a saying that the grass is always greener on the other side. Well, their water bill is higher too. And guess what? You can have green grass also if you seed, water and fertilize your lawn.
You can't have what somebody else has if you're not willing to go through what they went through. But, that's another matter. Stop comparing
yourself to others.
Each of us has our own thorns. Be it weight, single-parenting, job dissatisfaction, marriage problems, financial distress, children woes, over-worked/underpaid issues, loneliness, confusion, self-doubt, etc.
You've got to love you, and if you can't do that right now, At least quit comparing yourself to others, because you don't know what they are going through.
Someone will always be prettier. They will always be smarter. Their house will be bigger. They will drive a better car. Their children will do better in school. And their wife/husband will fix more things around the house. So let it go, and love you and your circumstances.
Think about it. ..The most attractive person in the world can have Hell all up in his/her heart. And the most highly favored person on your job may be depressed, struggling financially, etc. And the richest man/woman you know - who has the best car, the huge house, the clothes - might be lonely. And the Bible says if I have not Love, I am nothing.
So, again, love you. Love who you are right now and let God be your barometer. Mirror Him. Look in the mirror in the morning and see how much
God you see. He's the only standard, and even when you come up short, he will not leave you or forsake you.
Smile and may God continue
to BLESS YOU Real GOOD!!
"I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!"
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance
between your knees and the floor.
"The one who kneels to God can stand up to anything."
"Winners make things happen. Losers let things happen."
Be Blessed and pass this on to encourage someone else.