{"product_id":"comparison-is-a-losing-game","title":"Comparison Is A Losing Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eComparison is a no-win game. Brené Brown encourages her readers to “stay in your own lane.” She writes, “I have a picture over my desk of the pool where I swim that reminds me to keep comparison in check. Under the picture I wrote, ‘Stay in your own lane. Comparison kills creativity and joy.’ For me, swimming is the trifecta of health—mediation, therapy, and exercise—but only when I stay in my own lane, focused on my breathing and my stroke. Problems begin when I happen to sync up with the swimmer next to me and we push off the wall at the same time, because I always start comparing and competing. A couple of months ago, I did it to the point where I almost reinjured my rotator cuff” (Brené Brown, \u003cem\u003eRising Strong \u003c\/em\u003e[New York: Random House, 2017], 195) Just because we are swimming in the same pool with other believers does not mean we are meant to swim at the same speed, with the same stroke, or even wear the same swimsuit. When we break out of the mindset that our faithfulness is measured by how similar (or different) we look from another person we are free to walk in the purposes, equipping, and life in Christ that God has for us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ministry Pass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53032544993596,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/9874\/1564\/files\/sekatsky-OwR9cyMNe4c-unsplash.jpg?v=1777910862","url":"https:\/\/app.ministrypass.com\/products\/comparison-is-a-losing-game","provider":"Ministry Pass","version":"1.0","type":"link"}