I Do Not Need to Compare Myself

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”

John 21:21-22, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

I Do Not Need to Compare Myself

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

Who do you compare yourself with the most, and what does that comparison keep you from seeing in your own life?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for three good things that are growing in my story and in no one else's.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

Jesus, when I spend too long staring at other people's roads, remind me that my invitation is to follow You. Take the urge to compete out of me.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Today, instead of scrolling through someone else's life, I will write down one step God is helping me take.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)