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b'\\u201cI wish I could play the piano as good as they can.\\u201d\\n\\u201cAt least I\\u2019m a better swimmer than she is.\\u201d\\n\\u201cI finally got a better exam grade than he did!\\u201d\\nComparison, at first, may seem fun\\u2014like a contest\\u2014especially when you win. But when we compare, we either begin to become prideful or discouraged. We either think we\\u2019re superior to everyone else, or we put ourselves down and begin to feel we aren\\u2019t good enough or don\\u2019t measure up.\\nBut this is not what God says. We are neither higher nor lower than our brothers and sisters in Christ. In fact, we aren\\u2019t supposed to rank ourselves at all because we are all made one through the Holy Spirit. In the Kingdom of God, status doesn\\u2019t matter. Unity does.\\nComparing will never help you because you aren\\u2019t someone else. God has made you unique, with a combination of talents and passions that no one else in history has ever had, and He has empowered you to use those gifts to serve in the Body of Christ in a way that nobody else can. You are one of a kind, so why try to be anyone else?\\nSo when you\\u2019re tempted to compare, come back to who God says you are. If you know Jesus, you are God\\u2019s beloved child, a member of His global family. Do your best\\u2014not for the approval of others or to be the best in the world but because God is the One who made you this way, for His Kingdom. \\u2022 Abby Ciona\\n\\u2022 What are some ways God has gifted you to serve? \\n\\u2022 In Christ, believers are united through the Holy Spirit around one common goal: making disciples (Matthew 28:16-20). When we recognize other believers as members of the same team instead of competitors, how does that change the way we compare ourselves to each other? \\n\\u2022 How can valuing others over yourself and your desires help you fight comparison? \\nBe devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nDeuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 66:5; 136:12-16'