Comparing yourself–your life, your gifts and talents, your family, your accomplishments, your frailties or strengths–to anyone else will never net you anything worthwhile.  At its “best”, it will leave you with an inflated, overestimation of yourself that’s rooted in pride.  At worst, it will leave you deflated, discouraged and discontent with the wonderful life God has graced you to live.  In truth, there’s simply no up-side to comparing yourself to others.  Because whether you think you’re better or worse off than someone else, it’s always a risky proposition.  And it’s a trap from the enemy to steal your joy, kill your dreams and ultimately hinder and destroy your destiny (John 10:10).

To eliminate any doubt on the matter, the Scripture makes it clear that comparing ourselves among ourselves is unwise!

“…but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.” –(2 Corinthians 10:12)

In other words, that’s no way to live!  It makes no sense to presume to measure yourself against another person any more than it makes sense for the eyeball to measure itself against the kneecap or any other body part.  The reason being is that God has created each body part with its own unique–and significant–ability and role in the overall function and well-being of the human body.   And equally so, we, as individual members of the Body of Christ, all have unique roles, abilities, talents, etc., that serve to make the Body of Christ what it can and should be in the earth.

So rather than esteeming your unique and special gift and place and grace, comparison lures you to discount and disdain the good work God has begun in you (Philippians 1:6).  And again, that will yield no profit.  It’s also like a slap in God’s face because the residual message is that “I don’t appreciate who and what you’ve graced me to be; it’s not enough.”

Therefore, begin to pay attention to those suggestions from the enemy to compare your life to another.  (They may be subtle and seem innocent enough, but they’re anything but.)  And when you recognize it, resist it and cast it down (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).  Refuse to fall into his trap and instead live content in the tailor-made life (with all its ups and downs) that God has ordained for you (Ephesians 2:10, AMP).

Thank God for the life He’s allowing you to live and esteem it as special, noteworthy–and beyond compare!