Have you ever looked at someone else's success and felt like you're falling behind? Their highlight reel is shining bright, and suddenly you feel small. Well, that's not truth. That's the trap of comparison. And today we're breaking it. We are breaking free from it. This is Lead in 10. I'm Chris Moore, and today we're talking about avoiding the trap of comparison. Galatians, chapter six, verse four says, but let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone and not in another. Paul is saying, don't waste time measuring your progress by someone else's story. Instead, test your own work, run your own race, and then you'll have reason to celebrate not in what others are doing, but in what God is doing through you. Look, comparison is everywhere. Social media has definitely made it worse. We don't just see someone's highlight reel. We start to believe it's the full picture of someone's life. And at the moment you do that, you begin to lose clarity. In yourself because comparison doesn't just distract it, distorts, it makes you question, uh, what you're doing at your value, even your calling. So what does this say about us? Well, it says we're prone to look sideways when we should be looking upward. We want to measure ourselves, but instead of using God's standard, we use someone else's journey. And what does this say about God? Well. He's personal. God is very personal. He has a unique purpose for you. It's not copy and paste version of what somebody else's path is. You were never meant to be a replica. You are designed for a role only you can fill. There's only you, you. You are the only you that will ever be that has ever been, ever will be. So be you. Be the you that God intended, because comparison robs your contentment. It'll make you jealous of someone else's victory and blind to your own growth. You might be winning in the very area that you used to pray for, the one that bothers you the most, but because someone else is doing it louder, bigger, or faster, or with better pictures, you feel like it's not enough. That's the trap, and here's what's wild. Comparison is almost always built on partial information. You don't see the backstory, you don't feel the weight that they carry every day. You just see the filtered results, and anytime you compare your process to their presentation, you lose and you lose big. So what's the application for us? Well, we should measure progress against ourselves, against our own assignments, not someone else's, you know, ask, am I being faithful to what God called me to do? Am I growing in the areas that God has highlighted in this season for me? Am I being obedient? Even if it's not very flashy, if you say yes to those great obedience, that's the win. Faithfulness is your success, and when you anchor your leadership in those truths, comparison starts to lose its grip. Here's how to guard your heart from comparison this week. Start each day by thanking God for what he has entrusted to you. Limit your time scrolling through other people's wins. Write down one thing you're proud of that has nothing to do with anyone else. Celebrate other people without questioning your own worth, and ask God to renew your confidence in the unique way that He has wired you. Wired you to live, wired you to lead. Now, look, contentment is not laziness. We're not talking about not doing things. We're talking about clarity. It's about saying I know who I am. I know what God has given me, and I'm gonna run my race with all of my heart. You know, there there've been times that I let comparison. Choke out my own joy times. I saw someone doing something great instead of celebrating with it, I began to question myself, question what I was doing, question my accomplishments, questioning could I do that or am I doing that? I even capable, but every time I question myself. I had to force myself to go back and return to God's presence. And when I did, he reminded me I didn't call you to be them. I called you to be you with what I gave you. That reminder, realigns everything in your life. Stop the comparison trap. You know today, your challenge. You should unfollow or mute one source this week that triggers that unhealthy comparison and focus on sep. And focus on celebrating what God is doing for you in your lane that you are in. It might be a person, a page, or even a habit that you need to separate yourself from whatever it is. If it's feeding your insecurity, it's time to cut it off and replace it with truth. You are not behind. You are not less than you are exactly where you're supposed to be. When you're walking in step with God. You don't have to keep looking sideways. You don't have to keep shrinking under someone else's spotlight. You have a lane, you have a direction, you have a call, and when you focus on that, your peace and confidence will follow. This is Lead in 10. I'm Chris Moore. Time to lead with clarity and stop measuring your success by someone else's season. Hopefully this helped you lift the comparison weight off your shoulders. If it did, please tap the like button, subscribe and share this with a leader who needs the reminder. You don't have to run anybody else's race, just the one that God has called you to, and I'll see you next time.