Comparison
"Don't compare yourself to other Christians.
Compare yourself to Christ."
February 10
Isn't it a comfort to know that God created each of us uniquely and has no desire for us to become like any other human being? When our children were school aged, a mother from the school called me irate one afternoon and needed to vent her anger. While picking up her children, one of the middle school teachers said to her, in front of her daughters, I wish this one could be like her sister. UGH!
We may have great admiration for another person, but God only wants us to desire to be like Jesus!
Isn't it a comfort to know that God created each of us uniquely and has no desire for us to become like any other human being? When our children were school aged, a mother from the school called me irate one afternoon and needed to vent her anger. While picking up her children, one of the middle school teachers said to her, in front of her daughters, I wish this one could be like her sister. UGH!
We may have great admiration for another person, but God only wants us to desire to be like Jesus!
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew
he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son.
Romans 8:28-19
who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew
he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son.
Romans 8:28-19
God had these words for the prophet Jeremiah, but they are equally true for the way he knows each of us and created each of us with a purpose.
The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born…
Jeremiah 1:4-5
