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Ziglar on comparison

 


Romans 12:2  NASB

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.


There are some things that catch your attention.  I want to share one that stopped me in my tracks and in my thoughts this weekend.


Usually on Monday I share a part that is gleaned from Sunday’s sermon at The Community Fellowship.  That is something I will come back to later this week.  The message is one I will come back to because it brought some things up that I think are very important for our every day lives, including our Christmas celebration.


What caught my attention was an email from the incredible Tom Ziglar.  He is the son of one and only Zig Ziglar that has taught about leadership for decades.  This thought about comparison is right on and something we need to learn…


Comparison is the thief of joy.


“Success is not measured by what you do compared to what others do; it is measured by what you do with the ability God gave you.” Zig Ziglar


“Do the best you can with what you have, and God will take what you’ve done and pass it on.” Zig Ziglar


Stop comparing yourself to others and focus on what you can do about you.  This is a lesson I find myself relearning from time to time.  For example I enJOY painting, but I am not very good at it - and my enJOYment of it is robbed when I compare what I have done to gifted and well practiced artists.  Now I focus on just learning something new, trying something new, and relishing the experience and the progress.


This is the season of Joy - and there is No Comparison in the season of Joy!


Choose to Win!


(for info on Tom Ziglar check out this link: https://www.ziglar.com/tom-ziglar/)

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