Hello,
today i am not planning on giving a "Word from the LORD", today i feel lead just to write. I am learning to be patient. I am learning to be compassionate and understanding. I am learning to "keep my eyes on my own paper" as my teacher used to remind me. There is great wisdom in that little saying, "keep your eyes on your own paper"... we used to think of that as an admonishment to keep us from the temptation of cheating... but is it any different when the Father admonishes us through His word in Gal 6:4 where He tells us to not "compare ourselves to others". The context there shows Paul telling us to do our own work, without comparing ourselves to others and thus becoming proud. I believe for many of us it is also fair to conclude that comparing ourselves to others can also lead to needless or excessive self-ridicule and discouragement. Clearly the word tells us to keep our eyes on what WE do, not what others do. Then we can "have the personal satisfaction and joy of doing something commendable [in itself alone] without [resorting to] boastful comparison" (Amplified)
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