In my last blog post, I outlined how we are called to love one another and yet we may not always agree with one another. Today, we will break down the “Best Life” idea and why this has led to so many people doing dumb stuff without thinking of the future consequences.
A popular slogan that people love to throw around is they are “just living their best life”. Joel Osteen and Oprah have pushed this phrase but I believe we have taken it one step further. Living your best life is often paired with someone doing some extravagant trip or purchase. How often do we hear of people buying stuff they can’t afford or doing things because everyone else is doing it?
I am not advocating for you to live a boring life and never leave the house. This sounds awful! However, how we steward our time, talents, money, and relationships is a direct reflection of our trust in God. All that we have is not ours, anyway. It’s God’s.
This is where your identity in God is vital. In God, you can have joy and peace. In God, you can find beauty and rest in your daily. And in God, you don’t need to keep up with the Joneses.
“Must be nice to ____________”. Be slow to compare your life to someone else’s. You don’t know what someone went through to get where they are at. You don’t know whether their home life is great or they have more debt that you could imagine.
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” — Teddy Roosevelt
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