"Yea, will ye persist in supposing that ye are better one than another; yea, will ye persist in the persecution of your brethren, who humble themselves and do walk after the holy order of God, wherewith they have been brought into this church, having been sanctified by the Holy Spirit, and they do bring forth works which are meet for repentance—--"
Alma 5:54
This "supposing that ye are better one than another" part is interesting. I think that is pretty rampant... but it is false. We don't need a "valid" reason to claim better-ness, because no matter what someone else is like, we can find something to criticize. Every time we compare ourselves and think that we are better, maybe we are trying to boost our self-esteem, but the plain truth is that we *aren't* better, no matter the reason... race, schooling, amount of sin, beauty... whatever. God says, right here, that we aren't better than anyone else... and that he wants us to stop believing it.
One way to overcome this is to stop comparing. It is hard sometimes when we feel intimidated... we almost feel a need to compare, so that we can go back to being better. :) But if we stop comparing, we'll learn other ways to boost our confidence. And unlearning that comparison trick will definitely be worth it. It is really hard to make friends of our competitors. Instead, maybe we can learn a lot from other people. We're all more open when we aren't competing. :)
Alma 5:54
This "supposing that ye are better one than another" part is interesting. I think that is pretty rampant... but it is false. We don't need a "valid" reason to claim better-ness, because no matter what someone else is like, we can find something to criticize. Every time we compare ourselves and think that we are better, maybe we are trying to boost our self-esteem, but the plain truth is that we *aren't* better, no matter the reason... race, schooling, amount of sin, beauty... whatever. God says, right here, that we aren't better than anyone else... and that he wants us to stop believing it.
One way to overcome this is to stop comparing. It is hard sometimes when we feel intimidated... we almost feel a need to compare, so that we can go back to being better. :) But if we stop comparing, we'll learn other ways to boost our confidence. And unlearning that comparison trick will definitely be worth it. It is really hard to make friends of our competitors. Instead, maybe we can learn a lot from other people. We're all more open when we aren't competing. :)
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