Scripture: Galatians 6:4–5 (MSG)
“Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.”
Previously, I was minding my business—well, I thought I was—until I found myself elbow-deep in Facebook and smack in the middle of someone else’s Greek vacation.
They were glowing. Literally glowing.
Meanwhile, I was sitting on the sofa, computer on the lap, wearing my “Frump Collection” apparel and “doomsday scrolling” as my therapist would say.
That’s when the voice piped up:
“You’re behind.”
“Look at their life.”
“What’s wrong with yours?”
Comparison.
The confidence thief. The detour. The liar.
Mel Robbins doesn’t pull punches with this one. She says comparison “makes you doubt yourself and forget what you’re capable of.” It’s not harmless. It’s an emotional form of procrastination. You get stuck watching someone else’s journey instead of walking your own.
Comparison is your brain’s way of outsourcing your self-worth.
It’s like saying, “I can’t tell if I’m doing okay until I know how they’re doing.”
But Robbins says the key is to come back to your own lane.
Notice when you’re spiraling.
Interrupt the pattern.
Ask better questions—What do I need? What’s actually important to me?
Which brings us to Paul.
Two thousand years before TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, Paul was preaching Mel Robbins’ wisdom:
“Make a careful exploration of your life.”
Not your neighbor’s. Not your ex’s. Not your coworker who just got a beach house.
Yours.
Let that become your reality.
Not because it’s always pretty.
But because it’s yours.
And when you do the creative best you can with it, something holy happens.
So next time you feel the sting of comparison creeping in, remember this:
It’s not a sign that you’re inadequate.
It’s a signal.
A signal to turn inward.
To ground yourself.
To stop scrolling someone else’s story and live your own.
Try it. It might be worthwhile!
Grace and Peace,
Andrea