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Comparison Is a Trap (Hebrews 12:1)
By: Betsy St. Amant Haddox Hebrews 12:1 (ESV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us… Comparison is an ugly manipulator, destined to destroy—and it goes hand in hand with envy. No good comes from comparing yourself to someone else. It's easy to do, of course—maybe you're hyper aware of your neighbor's manicured lawn while your own front yard is covered in brown spots. Or maybe your best friend got the new SUV you'd been eyeing but couldn't afford, or your co-worker got chosen for the big promotion. You look at them and think, why not me? You immediately began creating a list in your mind of all the ways you're superior and should have gotten it. Or perhaps you instead began to beat yourself up, charting the ways you've messed up and that's surely why you were passed over. | 
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