Comparison Trap

Where can I start...I started this blog and opened my shop at the beginning of the year and had no idea where it would take me.  I had no idea it would lead me down a dark path of comparison.  I feel completely intimated daily.  I don't expect to become rich by opening my shop but I was hoping it would do a little better than it is.  I began comparing my little shop with all the other million shops out there some of my instafriends have such thriving businesses that they have to turn away business because they are so busy. I have a tendency to want to give up when things start to getting tough.  I have failed at so many things and it is really a soft spot for me.  So when there is a chance I might fail I'll give up instead of pressing on.  As soon as I start to feel the pressure or my inadequacy show up I want to throw in the towel. So I began to really think about my shop and where I wanted it to take me.

I believe I am an artist created in His image...He has filled me to the brim with creatively and I create because I want to bring a bit of happiness to someones room. He has given me a heart to give, I want to create for His Glory! I want my little creations to reflect His love, inspire and glorify Him.  I can not compare my talent with the talents He has given someone else.  Comparison leads no where good, the only comparison I should be doing is comparing myself with Jesus and where I stand in relation to his word.

So for now I will create my hoops and pray over them and where they will one day go.  I will be content in where I am now and devote all I do to him.

Dear Jesus,
Please help me to stop looking to others and fix my eyes on you! Fill me with a heart that longs for you.  Help me to put down the comparison trap and create for you! Send the right people to my shop that need encouragement from your word.  Give me beautiful words to stitch for someone special, in need of a touch from you. I love you with all my heart.
Amen