Parker Inspirations

1 Corinthians 10:2 “For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.”

I am so guilty of comparing myself to others. While we need to examine ourselves for those things that need to be changed, we should never compare ourselves with someone else. We are all sinners. God does not put sin on a scale. If we watch people for a long time, we will eventually see their flaws. There are those who we see as an example of the Christian life. Even those people have their own troubles and trials. We can take the good we see in others and use it in our own lives, but we need to be careful not put them up on a pedestal.

In this journey I have seen how many times I have evaluated myself according to the circumstances around me. I do not really want to be like someone else, but the human nature sometimes see things that we want or do not want in our own lives. While it is not wrong to want things to change in our lives, we must be careful as to not be like the Pharisee comparing himself to the publican when they were praying. If we are walking with Christ the way we should, then we will see ourselves the way Christ sees us.

So many times I allow what others say get to me. When I do that that is when I am walking on eggshells so to speak. I never know when I am going to be corrected because of something I said or did. I do not set out to hurt people. I try to use my gift of helps and help everyone. I am not the enemy. However, because of the comments and different things that happen I find myself not wanting to say or do anything. Withdrawing from others is not the answer either. I should not feel like no matter what I do it is never good enough.