Happy Funny Friday! Since I was talking about being “unique” earlier this week, I thought I would share one of my favorite jokes my dad used to tell me when I was a little girl. Embrace your uniqueness! Enjoy! 🙂
Previously we talked about the common causes of insecurity. Today, I’d like to share 3 mindsets that I personally use to overcome comparisons (an ongoing problem I deal with). Comparing yourself to others is probably one of the most common causes of insecurity. Even Jesus’ disciples compared themselves to each other.
“Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest.” Luke 9:46 (NLT)
There’s always an opportunity to compare ourselves to others. There’s always somebody “better” in one way or another. I have caught myself comparing my house to a friend’s when I’ve attended a Bunco night or a bible study or envying a friend’s job because she was able to travel whereas I wasn’t able to. I’ve even compared my gifts and talents to someone else’s because I didn’t think I was as talented as they were. The truth behind it though was that I was using poor standards of measurement. I measured myself against other people. It’s an easy trap to fall into.
I have found that if I adjusted my thinking in three different areas, it was much easier to stop comparing myself to others. The areas where I had to adjust my thinking were:
This Funny Friday post comes courtesy of my good (and very funny) friend, Michelle Clifton. 🙂
Expectations…Have you ever been let down because what you expected wasn’t what you got? I don’t consider a fourth of a strawberry a salad, but by the end of dinner I was glad I hadn’t filled up on bread and lettuce because the steak was huge and amazing! Sometimes we are disappointed because we didn’t get what we wanted or when it showed up, well, we were less than impressed. Now anytime something doesn’t go as planned, I look for the possible silver lining in the situation.
Set a goal…If you don’t get what you want, look for the silver lining in it. The more you do it, the more natural it will become. Next thing you know, you will no longer be focusing on the disappointment but on the possibilities.
~ Michelle
“So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.” Hebrews 10:35-36 (NLT)
Remove Child Before Washing?! Is this really a problem?
Note to self: Children are a gift from the Lord. Please don’t put them in the washing machine.
Children are a gift from the lord; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 (NLT)
The last couple of weeks we’ve been talking some about self-worth and self-image (see the posts here and here). Those of us who have negative pictures of ourselves deal with INSECURITY. Actually, I would venture to say that most people deal with insecurity in one form or another. This is also not just an issue that women deal with (notice most of the examples in the scriptures below are from insecure men).
Insecurity is not a gender-specific issue. I’ve learned that even though men and women may be insecure for different reasons, the root causes and overcoming them are the same. I’ve also discovered that there are 9 common causes of insecurity (there are definitely more, but these are the most common).
Gotta love these rollback values! Be happy and laugh today!
A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 (AMP)
When we think of some of the most valuable items in the world today, priceless art often comes to mind. I’m always amazed at what people are willing to pay for masterpieces sold via Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and private sales. I was reading an article that the Huffington Post did in December of this past year about the most expensive art of 2013 (“18 Unbelievably Expensive Artworks That Sold For Millions This Year”), and I learned that over $1 BILLION was dropped on just 18 works of art! It’s unsettling what some are willing to fork out for what they deem a “masterpiece”.
Well, you already know you are valuable because last week we talked about realizing your value and your worth, but did you know YOU are a masterpiece? You are the handiwork of God.
You are His masterpiece. I think of God as the artist of all artists. 🙂 I mean really, any other artist is just creating art of God’s art. Continue reading
Happy Funny Friday! Remember…laughter is healing.
A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 (AMP)
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