How do you stop comparing yourself to others?

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How do you stop comparing yourself to others? A couple weeks ago I made a bad decision. I went to the store when I was starving. Now, I had a specific list of things I needed to get when I went into the store, but because I was hungry, I got distracted along the way and started grabbing random things that I thought would be amazing. And I realized I do the same thing with social media. I might hop on to check my notifications, but then I get distracted by all the things that other people have. The six-pack, the beautiful home, the million-dollar lifestyle. And then if I'm not careful, I would find myself chasing the things in that life rather than embracing unique gifts and calling that God has given me. Scripture says, "Where there is no revelation, vision from God, people cast off restraint." Both in the grocery store and on social media, I got distracted from the mission. But there are specific gifts that God has given us that if we can tap into them, they would become our superpower. And would you really want to give away your superpower? For example, there's this amazing framework by this guy named Patrick Lencioni called The Working Genius. Saying that there are two geniuses or gifts that if you invest in them, they will bring you so much joy. But there are also two gifts that will frustrate and drain you. And then two other gifts that you're like, "Eh, I don't mind. I could go either way." Let me name the six and you tell me which two you think brings you the most joy when you do them. First, the genius of wonder, the ability to identify what's broken and what could be better. Two, the genius of invention, the ability to come up with tons of ideas to fix what's broken or what could be better. Three, the genius of discernment, being able to see a list of ideas and getting this gut feeling to make the call on which idea is best. Four, the genius of galvanizing, the ability to take the decided idea and get people excited about it to want to move toward it and make it happen. Five, the genius of enablement, hearing somebody share the idea, getting so excited about it, just wanting to do it, be a part of it, making it happen, and encouraging others while you're doing it. And then six, the genius of tenacity, the ability to organize things perfectly, knowing the right order it needs to go in, and getting so much joy when it's actually checked off the list. Now, it's easy to say, "I wish I had galvanizing, the ability to get in front of a room of people and get them excited and charged up and go." But that's not me. Scripture which "If anyone thinks they're something when they are not, they deceive themselves. Each one should test their own actions. Then, they can take pride in themselves alone without comparing themselves to someone else." Which of those two geniuses did God give you? Because if you can figure that out, you can start to tap into your superpower that God wants to use to change the world rather than trying to chase the gifts of others. I'm praying for you, my friends. God bless.