We each are unique and completely different.
Hubby is very matter-of-fact and logical … much like the light beacon pictured below. It is a simple basic light beacon – gets the job done without a lot of drama.
I, on the other hand, am more like this bright orange lighthouse. I’m more artsy, more “wordsy”, more expressive. (dare I say a bit more drama – Ha!)
Love appreciates the differences!
Love does not feel the need to compare.
Love does not feel the need to compete.
Comparison can lead to toxic competition – always trying to outdo the other person. This is not love. If we only feel like we have value when we are “outshining” someone else … this is a sign of insecurity. Love does not compare. Love does not compete. Love appreciates the differences!
Giving someone a “cold shoulder” or “silent treatment” … biting remarks … cutting the other person down … mocking & making fun of the other person for joke or for jest. This is not love.
Love does not put someone down or make them feel stupid. Love does not “cold shoulder.” Love does not mock. Love does not make fun of. Love values! Love appreciates the differences!
The simple light beacon and the artsy orange lighthouse were each built for a specific purpose. They each have a unique assignment. There’s no reason for the two to be comparing or competing as to which is better. Comparison and competition will kill any relationship.
Love appreciates the differences.
“Love is not proud. Love is not rude; love is not self-seeking.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-6
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourself.” – Philippians 2:3
“Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.” – Galatians 5:26
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” – Romans 15:7
“We each are fearfully and wonderfully made!” – Psalm 139:14
