Battling Comparison

Recently, I have been struggling desperately with comparison. The last few nights I scrolled through Instagram for over an hour looking at women who found the "secret" and wondering why I haven't. I wonder why I can't look the way they do. Why I can't figure out what on earth I'm doing wrong. I even compare myself to my lovely friends and it makes me SICK.

And yes yes, I know what the Bible says; I am "beautifully and wonderfully made", "crafted in his image". But even though I KNOW these things, there is a disconnect. I am not BELIEVING them. How then, can I make myself believe them? Well I don't know if there is really even an answer to that.

Instead, I tried taking another approach. Instead of comparing and feeling jealous and insecure, why don't I celebrate that other incredible woman? Why must it always be a competition? Why must it always be Me vs. Her? Because when we shift our perspectives and thinking that way, we see the value in her. It takes the focus from ME to HER.

The next time you go to compare, consider celebrating and praising her victories instead. As women, we will ALWAYS struggle with feelings of comparison and inadequacy, but we must be ACTIVELY COMBATTING these whispers of defeat from the Enemy by joining together against them. Our ears will be so filled with praise, encouragement, and LIFE that those evil whispers will have no place. Celebrate each other today, and there will be no room for jealousy.