How the Comparison Game is a Losing Battle
If you won the lottery, would you rather receive the money all at once or a little bit each month? Why?
What stood out to you most from the message?
Share a time you won a competition. Why was it satisfying?
Is there an area of your life you feel you are continuously working but end up sucking air and losing energy? Share with the group.
Think of a time where you found yourself struggling to rejoice with someone. What made it difficult?
Read Hebrews 12:1-2. What distracts you from running with endurance and keeping your eyes on Jesus?
When you start to compare yourself to others, where do you think that desire comes from?
Think of an area of your life where you need to drill a new well. What’s one step you can take this week to start digging?
Let’s end our time praying together. You can say something like, “God, thanks for loving us and wanting a deeper relationship. Please help us remember what’s important when we begin to look away from you at the people around us. Amen.”
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” If that is true, then we’ve all been stolen from at some point. When we’re struggling with the stress of unhealthy competition, it’s easy to get lost and start focusing only on what we lack – but that path has no good end. Join Crossroads Senior Pastor Brian Tome as he uncovers what the Bible says about comparing yourself to others and how Jesus can teach us to take back what comparison tries to steal.