EP. 44: The Comparison Trap (with Bree Rostic)

You may have heard it said, “You become what you think.” So what happens when all of our thoughts are focused on comparing ourselves with others? Join Eryn and Elisa on this episode of God Hears Her as they talk to Bree Rostic about the dangers of comparison and how God uniquely created each one of us.

About our guest: 

Breonna Rostic is a writer, speaker, spoken word artist, and communication specialist with Our Daily Bread Ministries. Affectionately known as Bree, she is a ball of joy and love. Her passion is sharing God’s love for women to bring healing and restoration. She gained her admiration for the Word of God through serving as a teacher in her local ministry. Bree is married to Daryle and together they raise their three kids in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Notes and Quotes:

• “I wanted to tuck away that part of my life because it wasn’t clean, it wasn’t beautiful. But when you have time to reflect on a part of your life where you are running in an opposite direction, it is a beautiful testimony of His grace.”
• “You can trace Him [God] when you can’t see Him.”
• “The more time we spend with our Father and acknowledging Him, the more we can sense His presence.”
• “Comparison has become so normal in our culture. It is what we do in every aspect of our lives.”
• “When we think of the root of comparison, it comes down to thinking ‘what God gave me is not enough for me, and I need what He gave them.’”
• “When comparison is unchecked, it becomes like a cancer to your soul.”
• “We have to be our own doctors and say ‘how am I right now?’ and then not just pushing that thought off to the side.”
• “There is this freedom we can feel when we extend compassion to the acknowledgment.”
• “When we expose our shame, our insecurities, we are glorifying God. Because we know in our weakness, His strength is perfected.”
• Bree’s advice: 1. Don’t feel guilty. 2. Spend some time with your Father.

Links/Books/Resources Mentioned in Show:

• Show Notes on godhearsher.org
• God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/
• Subscribe on iTunes!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-hears-her-podcast/id1511046507?utm_source=applemusic&utm_medium=godhearsher&utm_campaign=podcast
• Order God Sees Her: 365 Devotions for Women by Women on Amazon.  https://amzn.to/32lYSgh
• Order Bree’s book From a Mile Behind on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wg6y0O
• Bree Rostic’s Instagram: breerostic
• Elisa’s Instagram: elisamorganauthor
• Eryn’s Instagram: eryneddy