A Healthy Reminder

This was in my recent Pioneers update:

" (talking about heading out to the mission field again...) But, we do it again and again because we really do believe there are things worth fighting for. And there are times when giving up or quitting isn’t the thing to do. But what makes this hard is that sometimes the exact same action that is right for one person can actually be wrong for another. Obviously, I’m not talking about moral or sin issues, but about life choices that can only be determined by walking in the light (Eph. 5:8-10) and listening to the still small voice (1 Kings 19:12)."

I found encouragement from this paragraph.  I often find myself comparing my life and experiences to others, and measuring myself against some imagined yard stick.  The wrong part is, I am measuring against a stick of my own creation, not the one God is measuring me by.  And just because God has called others to do certain things does not mean He has called me to.  I need to remember that I should make my goals what He has put before me, and not what He has put before others.  His best for their life is not His best for my life, and vice versa, even when it is all "good!"  I feel so tempted to get involved in all sorts of "good" things, but constantly must remember to measure things by what He has called my family to and if He is saying "yes" to that activity.  

Hope this encourages you today :-)