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Things We Compare Possessions Appearance Performance Circumstances

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Why Does God Hate When We Compare?

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Comparison Is The ______ Of Contentment! Death

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We do not dare to classify or __________ ourselves with some who commend themselves. compare

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When they measure themselves by themselves and __________ themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 2 Corinthians 10:12 compare

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Comparison Makes Us Prideful.

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The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: God, I thank you that I am not like other people robbers, evildoers,

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or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get. Luke 18: 11-12

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We say that people are proud of being rich, or clever, or good-looking, but they are not.

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They are proud of being richer, or cleverer, or better-looking than others.

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If everyone else became equally rich, or clever, or good-looking, there would be nothing to be proud about. C.S. Lewis

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Comparison Makes Us __________. Resentful

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Im Not Trusting God With:

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Facing The What Ifs Of Fear

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Acknowledge Your Fear And Choose To _____ God. Trust

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My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride. 3 When I am afraid, _________________. I will trust in you

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4 In God, whose word I praise, _____________; ___________________. What can mortal man do to me? Psalm 56:2-4 in God I trust I will not be afraid

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Seek ____ Until He Takes Away Your Fears. God

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I _________________, and he answered me; he _____________________ ___________. Psalm 34:4 sought the Lord delivered me from all my fears

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"I have never known more than fifteen minutes of anxiety or fear. Whenever I feel fearful emotions overtaking me

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I just close my eyes and thank God that he is still on the throne reigning over everything

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and I take comfort in His control over all the affairs of my life. John Wesley

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You will keep in _______________ him whose _____ is __________, because he _____________. Isaiah 26:3 perfect peace mind steadfast trusts in you