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  • Don’t Let Comparisons Steal Your JOY


    Hello again! So I realized something after posting my last post! I definitely should
    have prefaced my last post with the fact that I do not write/blog about these
    things because I believe to be an expert on this verse or Jesus or Christianity.
    I have always loved writing, and I’ve been learning a lot recently about myself
    and my relationship with God that I want to document. I am sharing the tidbits
    I have learned in hopes that they might apply to your life too. These have
    provoked positivity, joy, and confidence on my journey, and I hope to share
    them to do the same for others. I also write these as a way to also store these
    lessons and continuously remind myself how to stay joyful, how to love the
    Lord, and how to live like Jesus did.

    One of the reasons I am choosing to focus on this verse and joy specifically is
    because that is primarily what I have been trying to more intentionally live
    out; NOT because I am an expert and elude joy every second of every day.

    So now with that cleared up, we can move on to what I wanted to share. I struggle
    with rejoicing always because of specific worldly reasons, and I have asked
    some of my friends what their biggest hindrance is to staying joyful. I started
    making a list of these specific reasons. Then with my list, I began praying for
    Truth on how to combat my “thieves” of joy. I did gain some insight, and I want
    to start with one of the biggest thieves: COMPARISONS!

    I’ve found my most common answer and my own BIGGEST struggle is comparing myself to
    others! This is an exacerbated problem in this day and age because of SOCIAL
    MEDIA! It can be a nice way to rejoice for others, but it is also a picture of
    people’s perfections. The comparison of our imperfections to the cookie cutter
    picture of one’s Facebook will shatter any ounce of joy we have mustered up.
    There is simply no way to compare these fairly. It won’t ever yield a joyful
    spirit.

    I do not say these things to deter one to stop and deactivate all social media
    accounts because it is a great tool to keep up with friends if it is used
    moderately with the right mindset. It is about the perspective in which we
    scroll through profiles. It’s a matter of whether you do it to rejoice for
    others or find joy for yourself. As I said in the last post, joy comes from
    knowing that God’s love anchors us. Joy comes from the Lord and who He says
    that we are. Social media can not be our anchor or our joy!

    Social media is just one catalyst that leads to comparisons. There are many other
    times I find myself letting my joy be stolen because someone walking by as
    better hair, makeup, body, wardrobe, success, etc. I’ve learned and realized a
    couple of things about these tendencies of mine that I constantly remind myself
    when I start to compare.

    There are two results of comparing – both negative ones. Either we become envious of
    another or we start to feel prideful over another. Either result is selfish thinking that steals joy and does not produce an effective mindset. Even knowing this, our tendency is to compare because we often think of ourselves first. Any success or new outfit we see demands the instant “want that”, as if there is not enough success to go around or no other outfits in the world. It is almost as if I catch myself thinking that because someone attained a goal that I am working towards, it can no longer be a goal of mine. NEW FLASH: Another person’s success does not effect yours. Our moments to shine come, and another person’s Instagram of her shining moment does not effect you. Be happy in others shining moments as you wish for people to be happy in yours. The selfish comparing nature will still lurk in the back of our minds. However, OH what a dream world it would be
    if we commit ourselves to a selfless mindset and truly REJOICE with one another in shining moments.

    In a book I just finished reading called Uninvited by Lysa Terkeurst, one of the chapters she says, “There is an abundant need in this world for your exact brand of
    beautiful
    ” (Terkeurst 126). I love the way that is phrased, but as I was reading it, all I could think was: Do I really believe that? If we truly commit to the belief of this statement, then
    instead of scrolling through Instagram in envy, we can scroll with smiles knowing that our beauty and worth is already the most important that it ever can be regardless. So why waste thoughts on being like others when you ARE ALREADY IT! You are already all you need to be! YOU ARE A STAR! 

    Yeah, we ALL have the imperfections that life serves us—heck I have a pimple popping up on my face right now that I feel like everyone is looking at behind the lid of my laptop. I am
    sure there is an Instagram picture awaiting for me on my phone with someone’s
    flawless skin! BUT my exact brand of beautiful is important even with a pimple.
    My shining moments of flawless skin are coming (hopefully) and even if it is
    never the case, it obviously isn’t something pertinent to my carrying out my
    purpose for the Lord.

    So let us commit ourselves to believing that our brand of beautiful
    is exactly what is needed,
    and it is pertinent to carrying out the mission/plan
    God has for us. Focusing on that yields less comparisons but joy for others and
    a state of rejoicing. We will be that much closer to REJOICING ALWAYS!

    Xoxo,

    Katie Girl

    Sources:

    Uninvited by
    Lysa TerKeurst (I highly encourage reading this book if you are feeling unloved or unimportant)

    Also link to her blog: She’s
    a GENIUS: https://lysaterkeurst.com/

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    Katie Garrett. Nashville Native. Critical Care Nurse. Belmont University Alum. DNP Student. Enneagram 2w3. Reader. Writer. Starbucks Lover. Jesus makes my heart happy. Daughter. Sister. Sister in Law. Cousin. Niece. Forever indebted to Jesus Christ.

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