A prayer for breakthrough: DUN compare with others!!!

Have another pt to share..sth tt was brought up at the end which i thot was really applicable to me!n i was the one who eventually found e verse!haha..perhaps tt's wat God wans to say to me:)

"And I saw tt all labour & all achievement spring fr man's envy of this neighbour. This too is meaningless, a chasing aft the wind." ~Ecc 4:4

When I saw tt verse, it totally juz struck me..I've been struggling w this aspect for a v v long time..cos i'm a v prideful n arrogant gal..someone who's quite competitive n loves to compare myself w others. Tt's y i always prefer2study alone n coop myself up in my rm the whole day n b isolated fr the world. I am v affected by ppl ard me. How they c me, how they treat me..i've always felt hurt at giving n not receiving..in friendships esp..

One of my fav phrases is "Man fails but God doesnt!" This is a lesson I've learnt time n again..in fact almost every sem!haha..was reading this newsppr article on friendship in Sat's ppr..a sentence struck me, "Our downplayg of friendship in adult life is somewhat sad when, fr our childhood days, we hav had a tendency2veer towards a best fren. Most come2expect less of frens aft disappointmts n e experience of waning frenships as ppl go thru diff phrases of life."

In fact, this was sth which i've been experiencing recently w 1 of my best fren..we used to b super close..fr JC, to 1st yr o uni, even thru Aust where our frenship was long-dist..but an accumulation of negative feelgs towards our frenship started shifting my commitment away..so much so tt i am now unwilling to give as much as b4 cos i feel unappreciated..every sem i wld feel super upset cos o our frenship..but i've started to tk things w a pinch o salt as i realise tt we go thru diff phrases in life n thus frenships do change..of cos not sayg tt we arent best frens now but juz tt the intensity has changed sumwat..

N i think 1 of the factors is competition.n i think it's my fault..cos i'm the more competitive one. I cant perform under pressure..esp fr myself!i need to b in a stress-free pl(stress free fr myself actually)in order to perform!i'm too much of a perfectionist ba..but wat God has taught me today is tt i've gotta stop pressurising myself by comparing myself w others. He is fair, He gives us indiv giftings n talents..wat i excel in or am blessed in will differ fr others..there is NO ABSOLUTE benchmark ard!Thus it is indeed meaningless to compare w ppl!

Prayer Point: Lord, I pray for the strengthening of my spirit to say NO to Satan's taunting. I pray tt I may not sucuumb to the worldly recognitions but to b content w wat I have. Let me learn to count my blessings instead of being envious of my neighbours. Cos Lord, U r my Jehovah Jireh n I noe tt U do provide for me. I pray for a breakthrough in this area oh dear Lord.. tt my heart will stand firm amidst all those temptations fr the Devil. Ctn to guide mi in ur ways so tt I can emerge victorious in this race. In Jesus most precious name, Amen.