Part 2: Looking Around

The problem of comparison is that there is always someone who is more “ER”.

Rich-ERSkinny-ER

Tall-ERPretty-ER

Smart-ERHappy-ERCool-ER

Talented-ER

There’s simply no win in comparison.

Who or what am I going to use as my reference point to tell me I’m okay?

Galatians 4:4-5a(NIV)

4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, 

If you had __________, you would still wonder…

Creator / Creation

Galatians 4:4-5(NIV)

4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.

John 1:12(NIV)

12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God —

Galatians 4:6(NIV)

Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”

Who do perfect parents compare their children to?

“You’re fine because you’re mine.”

Proverbs 14:30(NIV1984)

A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.