We almost innately compare ourselves to one another. In fact, we can find examples all the way back to the beginning of time.ДЄdam and Eve compared what they had to what they could have by eating the forbidden fruit (Genesis 3:1-7).

When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise (2 Corinthians 10:12).Д¬omparison living isnвЂ™t a new way of life. Why do we (or at least I) do these things? We compare how much (or how little) money we have to how much others have.

We compare what we wear to what celebrities wear.

We compare what we drive to what the person beside us is driving.

We compare where we live to where our friends live.

We compare our lives to the lives of those who are also single (or married).

I donвЂ™t believe I am the only one who possesses this propensity to compare. However, comparing yourself to others or what others have in a material sense is neither beneficial nor constructive. Tracking and comparing your personal skills and abilities to the past in order to reach higher goals is worthy. 'Everything is permissible'-but not everything is constructive (1 Corinthians 10:23).Д¬omparison shopping is useful. вЂњEverything is permissible'-but not everything is beneficial.

However, this ability is not something that is always favorable in the LordвЂ™s eyes or positive for me as a person. I have the tendency to compare anything to everything, and with the advancement of technology, I have developed this вЂњskillвЂќ and applied it to many areas of my life. I am a highly experienced comparative individual.

Compare anything and everything