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Monday Morning Moments with Mike Van HoozerAuthor: Mike Van Hoozer
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Monday Morning Moments Podcast: The Cost of Comparison
Tuesday, 11 November, 2025
We are more connected today than we ever have been. Digital Devices, the web, and social media keep us in constant contact with updates, breaking news, and everyone's latest activities and accomplishments. We are able to witness both the best and sometimes the worst of people, many of which we don't even know.And wile there are many benefits to being able to connect through technology, there are also a few devastating drawbacks including the cost of comparison!We are in a series entitled "Discovering You." The point and purpose of this series is to help you discover you - the real authentic you and the one God created you to be. In the first podcast episode, I talked about the essence of your identity including who or what we mistakenly tie our identity to versus where we should actually anchor our identity.In this episode, we are going to cover the cost of comparison, and yes...there is a significant cost to be paid when we spend our time, energy, and emotions comparing ourselves to others. The cost of comparison is the thief of joy! Show Notes:"The Truth," song by Megan Woods"The truth is I am my Father's childI make Him proud and I make Him smileI was made in the image of a perfect KingHe looks at me and wouldn't change a thingThe truth is I am truly lovedBy a God who's good when I'm not good enoughI don't belong to the lies, I belong to YouAnd that's the truth"7 Costs of Comparison:TimeMental and Emotional EnergyUnnecessary AnxietyMisaligned PurposeThe Wrong GoalsDistracted FocusLack of ImpactInstead of Comparing, Do These Things Instead:Be grateful. Psalm 139:13-14 says that God created you, and you are "fearfully and wonderfully made." We have been created with great care and reverence by God, who designed us with unique qualities and a specific purpose. We need to go to God first to gain clarity about ourselves. I love this quote from Louie Giglio in his great devotional book Grace and Glory:"God made you with uniqueness and specificity. He knows your talents and gifting. He wove them into you. He knows your strengths and weaknesses. He wrote down all the days of your life in His book before you were born. He knows how you're wired, what you enjoy, and what brings you to life because He made you in His image, and He invites you to be a daughter or son of His kingdom.You don't need affirmation or acceptance from others around you - you have everything you'll ever need from your perfect and loving heavenly Father. You can willingly take up humility in every interaction around you." - Louie Giglio, Grace and GloryWe need to trust God's feedback and guidance. We need to embrace His love for us.Psalm 139:16 says: "Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them." God is the Creator of us and the maker of momentsWe need to know His purpose and follow His path for us. We can seek Him and get answers to the key questions in life: Why am I here? Where do you want me to go? And what do you want me to doWe need to stop comparing ourself or our journey to other people and their journeys. This includes appreciating our strengths and our quirks. Change the words and your mindset from "If Only" to "I'm grateful"...and from "I have to" to "I get to."We need be faithful with our calling, even if others don't understand it.We need to ask for, surrender, and submit to God's leadership in our lives.We need to stay focused on the mission He gave us, not the one He gave to someone else.We need to trust that the same God who created and called us...will equip us. Comparison can cause you to feel inadequate, but God will provide everything you need...to do the things He has called you to do and truly become the person He created you to be.New Episodes of the Monday Morning Moments Podcast are released every Monday on your favorite podcast platforms as well as on YouTube. We also release The Coach's Corner segment on Thursdays.
