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The Comparison Trap
Part 1: The Curse of Comparison
Ecclesiastes 4:4 (GNT) – I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.
Comparison Always Results In:
1. Jealousy
Jealousy makes us resent God’s goodness in other people’s lives and ignore God’s goodness in our own lives.
1 Samuel 18:6-7 (NLT) – When the victorious Israelite army was returning home after David had killed the Philistine, women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King Saul. They sang and danced for joy with tambourines and cymbals. 7 This was their song: “Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands!”
1 Samuel 18:8-9 (NLT) – This made Saul very angry. “What’s this?” he said. “They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they’ll be making him their king!” 9 So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
2. Pride
Luke 18:9-10 (NLT) – Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: 10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.
Luke 18:11 (NLT) – The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!
Luke 18:12 (NLT) – I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’
Luke 18:13-14 (NLT) – “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Pride is man’s path to pursue favor; humility is God’s path to give it to you.
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The Comparison Trap
Part 1: The Curse of Comparison
Ecclesiastes 4:4 (GNT) – I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.
Comparison Always Results In:
1. Jealousy
Jealousy makes us resent God’s goodness in other people’s lives and ignore God’s goodness in our own lives.
1 Samuel 18:6-7 (NLT) – When the victorious Israelite army was returning home after David had killed the Philistine, women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King Saul. They sang and danced for joy with tambourines and cymbals. 7 This was their song: “Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands!”
1 Samuel 18:8-9 (NLT) – This made Saul very angry. “What’s this?” he said. “They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they’ll be making him their king!” 9 So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
2. Pride
Luke 18:9-10 (NLT) – Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: 10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.
Luke 18:11 (NLT) – The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!
Luke 18:12 (NLT) – I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’
Luke 18:13-14 (NLT) – “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Pride is man’s path to pursue favor; humility is God’s path to give it to you.
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Visit our Website💻
https://www.7citychurch.com/
Download our app📲
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/7-city-... (iOS)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... (Android)
Visit our Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/7citychurch
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