My Car Drives Slow

Hello people of God!

Today's gist is about my car again (Apologies 😅). By the way, I have been driving for over a year now 🤯 Please make sure you tell me congratulations and drop encouraging words for me in the comment 😂 (Ko easy).

Anyway, recently I noticed that my car drives way too slow. Whenever I'm driving, it feels like I'm crawling, like the car is not moving as it should. At first, I genuinely thought something was wrong with the speedometer so I had a mechanic check it and everything. But I was told everything was fine. A few weeks ago, I compared the car's speedometer to the radar speed signs and I found it was accurate and nothing was wrong with the car.

I reexamined myself and basically, the major reason why I have been feeling like my car drives slow is because whenever I drive, I get left behind 😂 Other cars just fly by and this makes me feel like something is wrong when in reality nothing is wrong. No one follows the speed limit in this city and it's almost like you are doing something wrong for driving just a little above the speed limit. If the speed limit says 45mph, the people here are on 70-80mph; it's wild. And this generally makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong and I should speed up as well.

And I think life can be like that sometimes. You'd think something is wrong with you because you are not moving like others are. You'd think something is wrong with your life because you are not making the same progress in life as some other people. This is your reminder to stop comparing your life to other people's. Don't allow comparison to make you blind to the progress that you are actually making. You are your biggest competitor; so avoid measuring the success and progress of your life with other people's lives. Don't make other people the standard of your life.

I read 2 Corinthians 10 verse 12 today and it says "We do not dare classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise" So, I will rephrase, don't be unwise by engaging in comparison. Comparison is a testament that you are foolish; don't be foolish.

Another takeaway is that just like sticking to the speed limit might seem like it's a crime but it's not, there are times in life when doing the right thing might make you feel like you are in the wrong. However, because everyone is doing it, does not mean that it's right. Because everyone behaves in a certain way or because people are so comfortable doing what is wrong is not a license for you to do the same. Don't be pressured into doing things that are not right. Avoid doing things because of the perception of other people or because of how other people are living their lives. People are not the standard; God is.

To what end if I get a speeding ticket because I want to belong and I do not want to feel out of place. Would the people I am trying to be like pay for my speeding ticket? Of course not! In the same vein, if I sin or do what is not right because  I want to belong, who will bear the consequences for me? Remember 1 Corinthians 6 verse 12, you are allowed to do all things, all things are lawful but not all things are expedient. 

Thank you for reading through, and may God continually bless you!
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