Is trying to be better burdening your heart? with author Heather Creekmore
If you’ve ever struggled with comparison to others or even your former self, today’s episode speaks truth right into your heart.
Ok this is the deal: I don’t want to admit I deal with comparison. And honestly, I’ve gotten to the point that I don’t deal with it as much from a person to person, body to body perspective. But I still fall into the trap of comparing my body to the one I used to have, or mothering, or my horrible skills as a food photographer, and lately as a communicator in an online space.
I can’t wait for you to hear from my guest today, Heather Creekmore. You may know Heather from her first book, Compared to Who, which focused on body image. She’s written another book fabulous on comparison from all kinds of perspectives and why trying to be better may not be where God wants us.
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We discuss:
- The stamp of approval we look for in what we do
- Idealization of comparing ourselves to the self we want to be
- How “better” and other superlatives are comparative adjectives - and to what are we comparing?
- How to keep our heart and treasure in check to stay focused on God
- The idol of imperfection
- The importance of listening to God’s prompting and encouraging and supporting each other
- What to do when we find ourselves comparing ourselves to others on social media
- What to do with our own measuring system
- The judgements we set for ourselves are different than the judgements God sets for us
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