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Do you ever find yourself scrolling through social media and feeling bad about yourself or your life? Or how about, looking over at your coworker and wondering why they got the promotion you feel you should have had? Sound familiar? Comparison is an ugly emotion… one that Mark Twain calls "the death of joy." When Simon Peter, one of Jesus's closest disciples, was told that he would be martyred for his faith, he looked over at his friend John and asked how he would die. Jesus responded, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me." Jesus's answer to Peter holds true for us as well! Next time you find yourself comparing your life, achievements, or appearance to that of a coworker or friend - stop looking at them, and instead, follow Jesus.
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iWork4Him PowerThought — This Isn't the End. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Welcome to the I work for him power thought with Jim Brayenberg of I work for him. Do you ever find yourself scrolling through social media and feeling bad about yourself for your life? Or how about looking over at your coworker and wondering why they got the promotion you feel you should have had? Sounds familiar? Comparison is an ugly emotion. One that Mark Twain calls the death of joy. When Simon Peter, one of Jesus's closest disciples, was told that he would be martyr for his faith. He looked over at his friend John and asked how he would die. Jesus responded, if it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me. Jesus's answer to Peter holds true for us as well. Next time you find yourself comparing your life, achievements or appearance to that of a coworker or friend, stop looking at them and instead follow Jesus. For more about I work for him, go to I work for him.com. That's I work the number 4 hymn.com.
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