Episode #32 Richella Parham [Finding Freedom from Constant Comparison]
Doyou compare yourself to other people? Do you add up all the best features yourfriends and acquaintances and try to measure up? Without realizing it, we canfall into a pattern of continual comparison that becomes exhausting. But itdoesn't have to be that way!
RichellaParham joins me today to boldly share her story about the comparison trap she foundherself in. Richella and I talk about when she first realized this was aproblem in her life. She tells us how she would see the best attributes ofothers, measure herself against them and then berate herself when she didn’tmeasure up. She talks about going in search of help but not finding it, so shebegan to do research herself, ultimately writing the book, Mythical Me: FindingFreedom from Constant Comparison (nominated for IVP Readers’ Choice Awards).
Richellashares that when we constantly compare ourselves to others our vision becomesdistorted. She says, “BecauseI couldn’t see myself clearly and was unable to see myself as lovable andvaluable, I doubted that anyone really loved and valued me.” But that, of course, isn’t true. We are beloveddaughters of God. Richella goes on to tell us how she found freedom fromconstant comparison and how you can too.
Richellahas blogged for over a decade at ImpartingGrace.com. She serves as a member ofthe Ministry Team and as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Renovaré, aChristian spiritual formation ministry. She also serves as Worship Coordinatorfor The Gathering Church of Chapel Hill/Durham, North Carolina, and is a memberof Redbud Writers Guild. The mother of three young adult sons, Richella livesin Durham with her husband, Jack.
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