This statement is so true because of our human tendency to focus more on what we don't have than on what we do have. Personally, the comparison games ran rampant in my mind on a daily basis in various uphill battles that I will always lose on my own. Through fighting in these battles, I have found that the only 'grass' that's truly greener is in God's presence. Victory in those battles are only realized when I place God at the center. When God is at the center, I am content. I am content with my identity in Christ. I am content because of my identity in Christ.
I like to think that everyone has what I call a 'tattoo verse': a bible verse that totally embodies who they are with respect to their personal character / life experiences (and maybe even the bible verse that your actual tattoo would say). For many reasons, mine is Psalm 139:14. This verse has helped me proclaim victory in a multitude of comparison battles.
Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
Ephesians 1:11-14 (ESV)
In him we
have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose
of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we
who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In
him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation,
and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the
guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise
of his glory.
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