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KJV: whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. KJV: have ears to hear, let him hear. KJV: many things, and heard him gladly. KJV: sick, where they heard he was. And do you not remember, KJV: having ears, hear ye not? KJV: beloved Son: hear him. KJV: his disciples heard [it]. KJV: the common people heard him gladly.

KJV: whom I hear such things? KJV: Jesus' feet, and heard his word. KJV: and sinners for to hear him. KJV: were very attentive to hear him. If you like Sovereign Grace Music, you may also like:. A Child Is Born by Sojourn. Love this song! Awesome Bass line! Thank you! Todd Thonen. Come Ye Sinners by Sojourn.

Every once in a while it's nice to have Watts hymns blasting in your ears thanks to accomplished indie rock artists. William Chong. Live in Color by Kings Kaleidoscope. Changed my taste in Christian music forever. How can one ever guess what lies behind the grand entrance of a home? Who knows what stories the plush homes of exclusive neighborhoods hold inside them? My regular bouts of comparisonitis got jolted by a sobering dose of reality through a shocking and tragic news story some years ago.

One of the homes that I used to admire became the location of a horrific murder-suicide that wiped out an entire family! I could not believe my ears and eyes as I read the news and watched the coverage on television.

What could have gone wrong for residents of that beautiful home? We have so many layers that hide our core self. As you peel away one layer, another appears! It is extremely difficult to know another person deep down to their core. How often have you found yourself wondering about the unexpected or puzzling behavior of someone you thought you knew well? The reality is that each one of us is unique, and it can often take a whole lifetime for us to understand our own selves.

So, is it any wonder that we never manage to truly understand another person? Yet, we compare! We do it day in and day out, without even being aware of how easily and how often we slip into comparison mode. Humans are naturally prone to comparisons because this phenomenon begins quite early in our lives. As young kids, we might have experienced the feeling of being compared to other children—by parents, teachers, relatives, friends, peers, etc.

As we grow into adults, we start comparing ourselves to other adults. Sometimes the comparisons might be in a favorable light, and at other times, the comparisons could be unfavorable.

Either way, it leads to feelings that are unhealthy—a sense of superiority or inferiority. Psychologist Leon Festinger proposed in his social comparison theory that the human species engages in comparison as a way of evaluating ourselves, like a benchmarking process. We get to know more about our own abilities, attitudes, or skills by comparing ourselves to our peers.

This is when we compare ourselves to those who we believe are better than us. This type of comparison can lead to two kinds of thoughts, emotions, or outcomes.

The first kind is where we might want to improve ourselves to reach the level of the person that we are comparing ourselves to, or even go past them. The second and more common outcome of upward social comparison is envy, jealousy, and bitterness—obviously an undesirable outcome that can only lead to disappointment and frustration. This happens when we compare ourselves to people who we believe are worse off than us. Social comparison begins early in life for instance, a child in a kindergarten wanting the same toy that another kid has in his hands , gains momentum through school new fads, fashions, and gadgets that kids want to follow or possess , and becomes deep-rooted in adulthood through comparisons in career, family, wealth, status, and lifestyle.

To feel mentally and emotionally healthy, it is essential to free ourselves from the comparison trap. So what can we do? If we nailed down our own definition of success, the number of times that we indulged in comparisons would be significantly reduced.