I got caught in the comparison trap!

Not too long ago, I used to be scrolling on my telephone and got here throughout the social media account of somebody I used to observe years in the past. They’re in an identical area of interest as me and again after I adopted them, that they had rather a lot fewer followers than me.

However in the previous few years, their account has clearly blown up they usually had lots of of hundreds extra followers than me. Plus, as I used to be scrolling by way of their account, I noticed that that they had tremendous excessive engagement numbers and interplay.

As a substitute of being instantly excited for them, I confess I began fascinated by how I’m actually dropping the ball in being strategic and artistic in what I’m posting & that I must step up my recreation so I could be rising extra on-line and seeing extra engagement like this different individual.

After which it hit me: God has referred to as me to be constructing into and rising different issues the previous few years — my house, rising as an individual, nurturing and loving on the individuals in my house (and even rising tiny people!)

I may not have seen an enormous enhance in followers the previous few years, however I’ve spent hours and hours rocking little infants and talking life to them… and that is essential work.

I may not have seen the loopy engagement numbers that different individuals have, however I’ve spent the previous few years constructing deep relationships with my older children and loving two start mamas and their infants… and that is essential work.

The work that God has referred to as me to proper now may not be measurable in numbers that society and specialists would contemplate vital (equivalent to accolades, earnings, awards, product gross sales, follower depend, and so on.)… but it surely issues excess of any of these measurable numbers.

It doesn’t matter what we’re doing (or not doing), it’s simple to go searching and evaluate our lives to others.

However God hasn’t referred to as you or me to her life. He’s referred to as us to our life.

We’re not alleged to do what she’s doing. We’re referred to as to be trustworthy the place God has us — even when nobody sees or notices or thanks us. He sees. He notices. That’s what issues.

All of the awards and applause and accolades, all of the numbers and title recognition, all of the earnings and alternatives on this planet… they don’t maintain a candle to faithfulness.

On this week’s episode of The Crystal Paine Present, I share extra about a few of the classes I’m studying in relation to comparability, success, and faithfulness. Jesse and likewise share about books we’re studying, a Spotify playlist I’ve been loving, and a meal-service we’ve been loving.

In This Episode

[00:34] – Welcome to a different episode of The Crystal Paine Present.

[01:15] – We speak about books we’re studying and one I just lately learn that I simply don’t know what I consider it.

[06:44] – A Spotify playlist I just lately put along with Truths to Bear in mind.

[09:30] – Switching to Spotify and listening to podcasts has freed up quite a lot of Jesse’s telephone area.

[10:17] – Jesse shares a couple of meal service he’s been having fun with.

[16:13] – My expertise with comparability.

[17:58] – I ought to have been excited and celebrating this individual’s success, as an alternative I went to a unfavourable area.

[20:43] – It was simply such a reminder to me that it doesn’t matter what we’re doing, or not doing, it’s simple to go searching and evaluate our lives to others.

[22:30] – A seemingly small factor finished in love, faithfulness, and consistency — it’s not small!

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