We all have something awesome to bring to the table. Each of
us has gifts, talents, strengths and weaknesses that come together collectively
for a greater purpose. Yet how many times do we focus less on what we have, and
more on what we don’t or even worse, we focus on what OTHERS have. I’ve read
before that comparison is the thief of joy and this couldn’t be any more true. Any
time you spend your days comparing yourself to those around you, you suck the
joy and peace right out of your life.
Who are you in competition with? You may say no one, but let me ask you like this; who
do you compare yourself to on a daily basis?
Have you ever found yourself
saying something like this:
“Well, if I had
that much time…”
“If I made
that much money”
“If I was
married”
“If I was
single”
“If my kids were
older”
“If my kids
were younger”
“If I had less
responsibility”
“If I had more friends”
“If I was
that smart”
“If I had
that body”
“If my wife
was like his”
“If my
husband was like hers”
“If my
family supported me”
“If I had a
nicer car”
“If I had a
smaller house”
“If I had a
bigger house”
"If I had a better job"
"If I didn't have to work"
Everyday whether we realize it or not we put ourselves in
competition with those around us. We aren’t trying to live OUR life and
maximize OUR strengths, talents and abilities, rather we spend our days
thinking about how much easier it would be if we had what the next person had,
and then we work in vain to try and attain those things that were not meant for
us in this season of life.
What would happen if you took hold of what you have, right now, right where you
are and you maximized the potential that you behold? What would that look
like?
Everyday when you wake up, instead of looking to the right
or the left in envy of what those around you have, look inward. What is inside
of you, waiting to bust out and change the world around you? What do you possess
right now that could change your home, you family, your friends, your job?
You might not have what the next person has to offer, but
you do have something and together,
we can make a collaboration of something great.
A beautiful life is not
a competition, it’s collaboration.
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