In a culture where we are constantly inundated with social media and societal pressure, we can easily compare our private struggles to others' successes. Feelings of jealousy and envy creep into our hearts and often drive a wedge between us and those around us. What is the solution? Is it even possible to stop comparing ourselves to others? What does the Bible say about jealousy and envy? Is jealousy always a sin? What if God is trying to tell us something in those moments of jealousy? What if there is freedom on the other side of comparison - a freedom that leads to a place of such security in Jesus that we can celebrate with others freely? This one night Ladies event strives to free ourselves from the comparison trap, in order to live a life of freedom, contentment and celebration.
Class Video
Part 1: Lara Capuano
Part 2: Nancy Simmonds
Class Notes and Resources
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Recommended resources for further study:
The Envy of Eve by Melissa B. Kruger
Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Age by Erik Raymond
Idols of the Heart by Elyse Fitzpatrick
A Quest for More by Paul Tripp
A Woman After God’s Own Heart by Elizabeth George
Loving God with All Your Mind by Elizabeth George
Lost in the Middle by Paul Tripp
The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Tim Keller
One Thousand Gifts by Ann VosKamp
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs
The Art of Divine Contentment by Thomas Watson
The Comparison Trap by Sandra Stanley
Contentment: A Godly Woman’s Adornment by Lydia Brownback
When I Don’t Desire God by John Piper
The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life by Hanna Whitall Smith
Part 3: Julie Woodall