The Downfall of Comparison (Part 2)
As I was writing for The Downfall of Comparison, I definitely felt like there is a lot more to write about it because it is something that is so prevalent in our society today. It is what drives people to mental illnesses and causes people to become anorexic, become depressed, or even commit suicide. In this age of social media, the act of comparison runs rampage in our hearts because social media has literally just become a popularity contest. We are being defined more and more by who we’re not and that is not okay. This is not just for teens because I know so many people will dig, dig, and dig to see something that causes them to compare, and it is almost like a drug where you don’t feel good, but you don’t want to stop. Giving your life to the Lord does not mean you will automatically know who you are meant to be in Christ, but one thing that is very clear in the bible, and that is that before you were even born, Christ knew you, and he has formed you in your mother’s womb.
There is nothing sweeter than the love of God and his purposeful plan that he has for each one of our lives if we decide to make him our personal Lord and savior. He gives so sacrificially and doesn’t see us for our mistakes, but only sees us through the blood that his son shed for us to wipe away every stain. If that doesn’t make you feel special, then idk because he really is so good God that cares for us.
Now I feel very happy and sad that this era is the way that it is. I feel as if there is something wrong but because it is so apparent, then I have something I can pinpoint and talk about and that is about this trend going around due to the song “heather” let me just post the link to the lyrics if you don’t already know it and then I’ll talk about how toxic this is and why so many people relate to it.
I am not going to pretend I have never seen someone as a “Heather” and I am pretty sure I have been that for other people as well. It doesn’t make it innocent just you do believe that person is a good person and have no hatred for them because it is still Envy of that person and wanting what they have. It does a lot of damage on the other side of it as well because it always comes to light. Ya’ll ever had a friend that stuck by your side, but was never happy for your success and you can just tell they wanted your life and maybe would make you feel bad without them intending to. Yeah, that will happen if you see someone as a “heather”. You cannot drink out of the cup of righteousness and the cup of the devil and not expect it to manifest into the way you treat someone. It will always become apparent. I can tell you that in my personal life when this happens because they will try to keep me close but will jump at the first opportunity to slander my name. It's not always the best being “heather” also you do not know what that person’s life is really like. You do not know their trauma. I feel like a “heather” has a lot of emphasis on Beauty and that is a whole other subject because especially for girls…. It is something that people define their worth by. If you are someone that is considered attractive, a lot of people do not like you, you don’t have many real friends and you are probably still insecure because their beauty doesn’t perfectly match the standards, and there is always going to be someone that is more attractive because beauty is subjective! Everyone will always find someone that they feel is more attractive than them.
Like I said in the previous post, just pray for yourself when you feel this emotion welling up in you, I know I must pray for this as well because it is being fed in a giant spoonful to our culture when it should not be like that and stop watching and looking at what provokes these feelings. I promise you when you know your purpose in Christ it will be so much easier to see yourself as a unique individual that is not comparable to another person. Your purpose will give you so much confidence in you because you know what you are specifically made to do, and again just pray for another person that you feel may have these emotions for you. I feel like this is not something that is talked about much in a Christian perspective, but it should be because it can literally save lives. The amount of people that have committed suicide because of comparison is insane, you can start to feel worthless and if this is in any way beneficial to you please pass it on.
"For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well." Psalms 139:13-14
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations." Jeremiah 1:5
Prayer
Lord, you know how much more access we have to comparison because of social media and how it is affecting some of us without us even knowing. God I pray that we start to see ourselves the way that you see us and that your voice and your promises become the loudest noise in our lives. Heal our hearts of comparison and help us identify it quickly so that we may repent. You have called us to be people with purpose and we can never achieve our purpose by looking at someone else's. Lead us again towards your path for our lives, in Jesus name, Amen.
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