2 Corinthians 10:12b (ESV)
But when they measure themselves by one another and
compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.
An ancient legend tells of a king who walked into his
garden one day to find almost everything withered and dying. After speaking to
an oak near the gate, the king learned that he was troubled because he was not
tall and beautiful like the pine. The pine overheard their conversation and
added that she, too, was upset, for she could not bear delicious fruit like the
pear tree. The pear tree heard his name and began to complain that he did not
have the lovely odor of the spruce. And so it went throughout the entire
garden.
Near the very edge of the garden grew a little daisy. As
the king approached, he noticed her bright little face, full of life.
"Well, little flower," said the monarch, "I'm glad to find that
there is at least one happy face in my garden."
"Oh king," she said, "I know I'm little,
and not many people notice me, but one day I realized that you if planted me
here, you must have had a good reason. So, your majesty, I've determined to be
the best little flower I can be!"
Our King has planted a beautiful garden. Not one of us is
greater than the next. It is his His perfection.
We must come to a place where we trust that God has a
reason for creating us the way He has and has planted us in just the place he
desired. Comparing ourselves with one another will only make us wither. When we
become satisfied in His creation (that is us), that's when we'll find true
happiness".. and we will shine.
Let's give God our all our disappointments and be
determined to be the best that we can be for Him!
Dear Lord, we thank You that You can take our
disappointments and use them to be a blessing. Help us no get discouraged. In
the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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