Your walk is your walk

Do you ever find yourself longing for what another person has? It could be a boyfriend, marriage, job, social status, their looks and so on. Looking at other peoples lives and comparing what they had going on to what my life looked liked was something that I did very frequently at one point in my life. I wasn't content with my life, relationship status, nor my career choice amongst other things. I would often feel shameful when someone asked me what I did for a living. My portion simply wasn't good enough for me.

that this was due to me I felt resentment because I called myself "living right" and still not getting anywhere while it seemed that others were. I grew impatient with God's will for my life and was trying to replace it with my will. I was a mess and it was all because I chose to not be satisfied with the portion that God had given me. I was so caught up in obtaining things that the world deems success that I rejected the way God was tying to provide for me. I had the pressure of measuring up to everyone else weighing on me heavily. Feelings of shame, pressure, impatience, and resentment are not from God. He calls us to live in peace not discontentment.

Contentwith your portion
The devil gives gifts too
Doing things the wrong way gets instant gratification
Right way things go slower
Everything that glitters isn't gold
Can gain those things and still be unhappy
What God has for you is tailor made for you
No two people are the same
Comparison is evil

I compared my success to others
Relationship status
Jobs
Posse
Things that the world deem important

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