“Everyone you meet is either better off than you are, or worse off, in any given variable.  Seni Hazzan

Describe the last time you got into an argument (or heated discussion) because the other person didn’t see things the same way you did.

Oh, don’t worry; I wouldn’t dare say that I am as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, and measuring themselves by themselves. What foolishness!  (2 Cor. 10:12; NLT)

As I said when I started this series (8/6), in my reading over the past several years, I’ve been exposed to many lists of so-called irrefutable laws.  Of all those lists, I have found the list of nine by Hazzan (from his book, Rebuilding from Ground Zero) to be the most useful and consistent with my Christian world view.  I thought I would share one or two of those fundamental laws through the next several DGs.  Don’t forget to leave comments as you feel led.

The end is in sight…just two more laws to go.  This one and one more.  Hope you’re still with me.  Our mentor in this study of irrefutable laws, Hazzan writes about the law of comparison, “This law states that nothing can be considered big or small, fast or slow, unless it can be compared with something else.  This law shows that all things are relative.”  I might add that without a comparison or reference point, nothing can be considered as good or bad either.

How about valuable or junk?  Too much or too little?  Liberal or conservative?  This law begins to challenge your concept of reality.  This helps explain how two people can view the same situation in entirely different ways.  Which one is right?  Both?  Neither? 

Hazzan goes on to say, “If you can be grateful for whatever situation you are in, and if you decide to improve your life based on your own desires and goals, rather than on pressures from others, you will be able to find motivation in the success of others, rather than compare yourself to them unfavorably, or engage in competition with them.”  As the Apostle Paul exclaimed, “What foolishness!”

As with all the laws we’ve been looking at, use it right and it is a very great ally…use it wrong and it is a formidable foe.  The choice is yours.  Maybe up until now you didn’t even realize that you had a choice.  Isn’t this liberating?

Prayer Power
Lord, give us the grace to overcome what seems like the human trait to compare ourselves with others.  Also help us learn to respect how others view situations and recognize that their reference point just may be different than ours.

Link of the Day
Homekeepers International

Blessings on you as you become more and more impervious to pressure from others advancing their agendas.

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