"someone who has nothing better to do"Struggles
Comparing?
As a teenager, I struggle with comparing myself to other people, or to other girls rather. I put on an imaginary tally sheet where I rate my talents, my popularity, or my physical attributes to her. If I think I'm better, I become conceited. If I think I'm lesser than her, I pity myself.
And obviously, it's not healthy. It's a habit that girls or guys should break free from. We should never think we are greater or lesser than the other person. I used to struggle a lot when I was in my pre-teen years, when I thought that everybody was better than me. I was a bit fat then, and I felt that all I could show to them was my grades. I guess high grades don't make you cool in a crowd. But now, I broke free from that bondage. I became myself.
How can we break free from this struggle?
It's not easy to just throw this bad habit away. We have to put in our mind some things first before we can totally stop comparison.
1.) Remember that God made you as who you are now. When you were not born, your identity was on his mind all the time. He carefully planned how you would look like, what your attributes would be, and all else. He also thought of you as a reflection of who He is. He made you in His image. So if we are small glimpses of God's complex character, then why would we compare ourselves?
2.) I read this from a book. "God has an infinite of features to draw from." But! It's a great thing that He didn't make everyone else the same. Imagine if all girls were created with slender bodies and chinita faces, or if guys all grow up to be tall and machos, then the earth would be boring right? Everyone is created different, even identical twins.
3.) The problem with people is they base greatness on the earth's standards. In the world, you have to be good-looking, rich, and popular to be great. But what are all of these in the course of time? Good looks fade. Money comes and goes. Popularity is just a span. They all deteriorate at one point or another. Do you want these things to be your basis of greatness? I don't think so. It's not bad to be handsome or beautiful, or to be rich, or to be popular, but we should never let it be the sole purpose of our lives. We are meant for bigger, better things.
4.) We should parallel our basis of greatness to God's standards. The root of envying or comparing ourselves to other people is because we don't want to make ourselves great in God's eyes. We want to be "cool" for the world. God says if we dedicate our lives in serving Him, believing Him, and following Him, we can be great in His eyes. That's just so wonderful! Where would you chose to be great? In earth where all things fade? Or in God's kingdom where we could shine forever and be great for His glory?
I hope you get to understand why we should never, ever compare ourselves to other people in the sense that it affects our well-being. :)
I heard a song from my classmate, and I was touched by its lyrics.
"Don't you ever wish you were someone else. You were meant to be the way you are exactly. Don't you ever say that you don't like the way you are. When you learn to love yourself, you're better off by far. And I hope you stay the same 'cause there's nothing about you I won't change."
Stay the Same
Joey Mcintyre
As a teenager, I struggle with comparing myself to other people, or to other girls rather. I put on an imaginary tally sheet where I rate my talents, my popularity, or my physical attributes to her. If I think I'm better, I become conceited. If I think I'm lesser than her, I pity myself.
And obviously, it's not healthy. It's a habit that girls or guys should break free from. We should never think we are greater or lesser than the other person. I used to struggle a lot when I was in my pre-teen years, when I thought that everybody was better than me. I was a bit fat then, and I felt that all I could show to them was my grades. I guess high grades don't make you cool in a crowd. But now, I broke free from that bondage. I became myself.
How can we break free from this struggle?
It's not easy to just throw this bad habit away. We have to put in our mind some things first before we can totally stop comparison.
1.) Remember that God made you as who you are now. When you were not born, your identity was on his mind all the time. He carefully planned how you would look like, what your attributes would be, and all else. He also thought of you as a reflection of who He is. He made you in His image. So if we are small glimpses of God's complex character, then why would we compare ourselves?
2.) I read this from a book. "God has an infinite of features to draw from." But! It's a great thing that He didn't make everyone else the same. Imagine if all girls were created with slender bodies and chinita faces, or if guys all grow up to be tall and machos, then the earth would be boring right? Everyone is created different, even identical twins.
3.) The problem with people is they base greatness on the earth's standards. In the world, you have to be good-looking, rich, and popular to be great. But what are all of these in the course of time? Good looks fade. Money comes and goes. Popularity is just a span. They all deteriorate at one point or another. Do you want these things to be your basis of greatness? I don't think so. It's not bad to be handsome or beautiful, or to be rich, or to be popular, but we should never let it be the sole purpose of our lives. We are meant for bigger, better things.
4.) We should parallel our basis of greatness to God's standards. The root of envying or comparing ourselves to other people is because we don't want to make ourselves great in God's eyes. We want to be "cool" for the world. God says if we dedicate our lives in serving Him, believing Him, and following Him, we can be great in His eyes. That's just so wonderful! Where would you chose to be great? In earth where all things fade? Or in God's kingdom where we could shine forever and be great for His glory?
I hope you get to understand why we should never, ever compare ourselves to other people in the sense that it affects our well-being. :)
I heard a song from my classmate, and I was touched by its lyrics.
"Don't you ever wish you were someone else. You were meant to be the way you are exactly. Don't you ever say that you don't like the way you are. When you learn to love yourself, you're better off by far. And I hope you stay the same 'cause there's nothing about you I won't change."
Stay the Same
Joey Mcintyre
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