“Comparison is the thief of joy.” -?
This is a poem I wrote in a past painful place. At that time, I felt the stab of rejection more than I ever had in my life before, and I was questioning everything. My identity, my worth, my purpose. I have been wrestling with comparison a lot lately, and it has been robbing me of joy and contentment in Christ. The Lord reminded me recently that I wrote this a few years ago, and I was challenged to share. I hope these words are some you can relate to and that they push you to the hope in Christ that there is more for us than a lose-lose lifestyle of comparison that leaves us feeling inadequate and defeated. There is ultimate joy and satisfaction in walking as the person He has knit you together to be, completely in need of Him and completely accepted and loved!
“Unlearned”
You’re not
Them or her
Or her or them
You’re not
Good or pretty
Or even visible
You’re not
Doing that right
What you’re supposed to
You’re not
Doing anything
Good, valuable, or true
Oh.
You’re right.
I’m not.
I’m not good,
Extraordinary
Right
Creative
Strong
Silent
Relaxed
Capable
Patient
Enough
Or whatever.
Enough!
I’m NOT.
He IS.
He is good
Patient
Power
Kind
Freedom
Whole
Redeeming
Meaning
Friend
Father
Love
He is God.
He is Christ.
He is Messiah.
He is King.
He is Jesus.
And I am
His.
Whoever I am.
I am learning who she is.
I am most me
In Him.
So let me fade
Let me drift
Away from the crux of my life
May I be invisible
May He be irresistible
May I be invisible
May He be famous
May I be invisible
May I slip away
As long as He is exclaimed
Make my heart pure
Make it stay
For it strays and exalts itself
May this be for you
May I be unlearned
May I be undone
May I be for You
May we be unlearned in the ways we see ourselves and instead be given the eyes of the Lord for us, to see ourselves the way He does. Out of that may we accept ourselves and walk in the secure freedom that celebrates the beauty in others!
