Comparison-itis and the Preeminence of Christ
When I get in a room of other women that I don't know very well, I'm not immediately uncomfortable. But then they start talking, and my insides start to squirm a little. This is what happened the last time I was at my Homeschool Co-op. But let me backup the story a little bit. I am 30 years old. I have been a Christian for 15 of those years. Christ, in his kindness, has sanctified me past the superficial, first impression uncomfortableness that we ladies tend to get when we gather -- you know, the "check-out-if-your-shoes-clothes-hair-makeup-physique-exceed-or-fall-short-of-the-other-women-in-the-room" routine. God has graciously brought me to the understanding that He desires beauty on the inside (Proverbs 31:10; 1 Peter 3:3-4) and that my treasure is my Lord, not earthly possessions (Matthew 6:19-21). But back to the room full of women. When the conversation starts, what do women like to talk about: their kids, their homes, their hobbies, their husbands. This...