The comparison game is a comparison trap, and that’s the trap Satan wants you in. He wants you to focus on your friend’s looks (or personality, character, etc.) and your lack of looks (or personality, character, etc.) instead of trying to build each other up. He wants us to live trapped in lies.
I bet you play the comparison game a lot, just like I do. Have you ever been trapped in it? It’s so easy for us to get trapped in comparing ourselves to others. Permit me to say your views are based on your opinions, which means they are subjective. On the other hand, objectivity is based on an outside view and perception.
But instead of ruminating on who’s prettier, what if we rejected those internal lies and instead thanked God for creating each person's different and unique? What if we focused our energy on expressing gratitude to God for creating us to be “fearfully and wonderfully make” for His glory?
“If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.” (Galatians 5:25–26)
Comparison gets you stuck in the endless cycle of self-pity and ingratitude. Yes, we may always struggle with comparison because of our sinful nature, but we don’t have to stay stuck there. With Christ’s help, we can fight the lies and choose to believe what is true.
