Comparison is the thief of JOY

So it has been awhile since I've posted anything mostly because I was trying to figure out if I was a blogger or not...I was acting like it's something that you either can or cannot be. Well, I've figured out it's not so black and white and I might as well try. Sometimes I think who will want to read this stuff, but I've decided I don't care!

Today is a GORGEOUS cloudy day and on my way to school I was thinking how happy I was it was like this. The more layers the better. The more days with scarves on the better. The more days I can wear my favorite jacket the better. The more days where I don't have backpack sweat the BETTER!! I just have this inclination that maybe I was made for more Mountain-ish surroundings than I currently am, I'm not sure but it was something to ponder. I love finding these little nuggets out about myself, it's like discovering something that has always been there, I just never realized it before.

Recently I've been reading this book that has been teaching me alot about trusting who I am in the Lord and actually believing it. He says I am in him and that I am a saint...why do I not believe this sometimes? I think it's because I listen too much on what the world tells me and recently this has been very true! It's as if the world is screaming at me and the Lord is gently whispering to me. If you know me well, you know my new favorite mentality is the saying "Comparison is the thief of joy"...well it's true, for me at least! Comparison, comparison, comparison...man does it get to me! When I get in that mind frame it's all downhill. My new journey is to believe in what the Lord tells me I am and to live like that. Living like that I think will give me even more joy and contentment in who I am and what I'm doing in life. There's no more competing, there's just living!!