We Have Our Own Mission

Good Morning, My Friends!! Do you ever look at others and compare yourself to them,...compare what you've got to what they have, or what you do to what they accomplish? I know I sometimes do and every time I make that comparison, I come up short. Either I'm not as well off, or not as smart, not as popular, not as energetic or not as organized, not as creative or not as productive. God didn't create me, however, to live their lives. He gave me my own mission. When I keep my eyes on the Lord, and His plans for my life, it doesn't matter what others are doing. You don't have to compete, because there is no competition for the role of you on this Earth. You simply need to be the best you, God enables you to be.
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.—Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

Friends, you were specifically knitted together in your mother's womb by God Himself with purpose and care (Psalm 139:13).  No one else has the exact same combination of personality traits, spiritual gifts and life experiences as you. Even though we don't know all the designs God has on our lives, we know that they are good and worth pursuing wholeheartedly. We also know we will not discover them by envying others, or accepting their mission in place of our own. Ignore the competition; better yet be happy for their success! They are no threat to us. Just keep your eyes on the Lord, and keep asking Him to bring about His plans for you today.

We are a one-of-a-kind,...and each of us has a grand mission that only we can fulfill.

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Father God, we declare according to Ephesians 2:10 that You have good plans for our lives. We ask You to reveal them to us and bring them closer to completion today. Convict us Holy Spirit when we begin to envy, covet or compare. Remind us that we need not compete with others, but love them. You are our source of fulfillment, and it's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

" Where there is no discomfort, there can be no growing now, nor glory to come."