Comparing yourself to others.

How often do you compare yourself with someone else? If it be a family member, friend, or even someone famous or someone you admire.

We all do it.

But should we?

Well, you are you; there is no one else like you, so why would you compare yourself to someone who is completely different to you?

Not only that but what are you comparing? Is it the way they look compared to you? speech? Intuition? Status? Work? The list goes on.

But I think we need to be careful, I mean, I was just talking to a friend last night, and he was feeling down as he was comparing himself to his siblings, but he was only comparing himself to the earthly and worldly things such as status, intuition and material stuff. And to be honest I was a little frustrated as from what I have seen, he is far richer then all of them together. Why? Because of his job or intuition? Well no, because of the person he is, because I know that when we all stand before God He will not compare us or talk to us about the earthly things such as where you have worked or how attractive you where or your partner. He will only be interested in your heart; He will only be interested in what you did for others, on your unselfishness and willingness to serve.

 Do you honestly think that He cares about what brand you are wearing? Or will He care more about the attitude you are wearing? Will He care more about how cool you are? Or will He care about whom you have helped even if that meant making yourself look bad in front of those whose opinions don’t even matter?

For goodness sake people grow up! This world is not the only thing in life, there is far more to it than that, and I believe so many of us get caught up in this world and we forget about what is truly important.

Don’t get me wrong I still love to shop and have glittery things, but I do not put my worth in those things, because in the end, what are they?

We need to look at the bigger picture. And we need to look inside our hearts and do what is needed to become better people rather then look in the mirror and decide which plastic surgeon to go to so that we can make ourselves look younger.

It is so sad seeing people who look great on the outside but are completely hollow on the inside, those with good hearts are far more beautiful than the latest girl on the cover of a magazine.

God made you the way you are, if He wanted you any other way He would have done so! He knew that you would look the way you do, hello he created you, and guess what? He still loves you.

God also created you in such a way that makes you completely unique to anyone else.

But don’t get me wrong, don’t use God as an excuse for bad behavior or for a particular ‘way that you are.’ Use your conscience, and read up on your bible and see what Jesus was like to decide if there is anything you may need to change about yourself to become a better person.

So next time you compare yourself to someone else or look in the mirror, remember, that they only show you the outside, not the inside, not your heart which is what matters in the end.

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.”

Psalm 139:13

What to do in an Uncontrollable situation?

Uncontrollable situations happen in life, all the time. What can we do about it?

Some of us worry ourselves sick and pace the floor, some make themselves busy in whatever they can find. And others pray.

Pray?

Why would you sit around and pray, when you could be helping somehow? Well here’s the thing, some situations are simply out of your control, how is worrying yourself sick going to solve anything? And making yourself busy will just wear you out fast.

When we pray, we are not just praying to anyone, we are praying to the creator of the universe! He is the most powerful thing in the entire world! Don’t you think that the wisest thing to do is sit down and talk to the one who actually can fix and heal? The one who can make the mountains move with the flick of his hand?

Bad things happen, yes, they happen to everyone, the rich, poor, good or evil, it happens, you shouldn't always see it as a punishment for something you may have done.

God allows certain things to happen for the good of you or others, things sometimes happen in order for you to learn lessons from them that nothing else could teach you. Sometimes the only thing that can change a person is something so big it stops them in their tracks and changes there life forever.

How do you pray? Well when I was younger I would image that when I said amen, the prayer I just made would be written in a letter and would float up to God for Him to read. But it is not like an email or a letter that you send away, it is a conversation, I’m not saying you hear His voice, but He certainly hears yours. A Prayer is just you talking to God, tell him about your day, thank Him for all the beautiful blessings He has given you and thank Him for His son, the reason as to why you can have a relationship with God in the first place. You can also ask God to help you and others with life, don’t beat around the bush, be honest and specific and most of all let God know that you love Him, it’s okay to tell Him that if it is true, :) I’m sure it means far more then we can imagine. A prayer does not have to be long it can be short and sweet, it can be anytime of the day or night and wherever you are.

But just because you ask God for something does not mean it will happen! God does not work for you! But He does care for you, so whatever God’s plan is it will not destroy you, and if you have the right attitude it can make you a better person.

Have faith, you may not be in control, but God is!