2. Things We Compare Possessions Appearance Performance Circumstances

3. Why Does God Hate When We Compare?

4. Comparison Is The ______ Of Contentment! Death

5. We do not dare to classify or __________ ourselves with some who commend themselves. compare

6. When they measure themselves by themselves and __________ themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 2 Corinthians 10:12 compare

7. Comparison Makes Us Prideful.

8. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people— robbers, evildoers,

9. or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ Luke 18: 11-12

10. “We say that people are proud of being rich, or clever, or good-looking, but they are not.

11. They are proud of being richer, or cleverer, or better-looking than others.

12. If everyone else became equally rich, or clever, or good-looking, there would be nothing to be proud about.” C.S. Lewis

13. Comparison Makes Us __________. Resentful

14. I’m Not Trusting God With:

15. Facing The “What Ifs” Of Fear

16. Acknowledge Your Fear And Choose To _____ God. Trust

17. My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride. 3 When I am afraid, _________________. I will trust in you

18. 4 In God, whose word I praise, _____________; ___________________. What can mortal man do to me? Psalm 56:2-4 in God I trust I will not be afraid

19. Seek ____ Until He Takes Away Your Fears. God

20. I _________________, and he answered me; he _____________________ ___________. Psalm 34:4 sought the Lord delivered me from all my fears

21. "I have never known more than fifteen minutes of anxiety or fear. Whenever I feel fearful emotions overtaking me

22. I just close my eyes and thank God that he is still on the throne reigning over everything

23. and I take comfort in His control over all the affairs of my life.” John Wesley

24. You will keep in _______________ him whose _____ is __________, because he _____________. Isaiah 26:3 perfect peace mind steadfast trusts in you