31/08/2026
𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗜𝗟
A message I recently received from a friend whom we've come a long way with took me down some moments of reflection— from high school to tertiary years. On many occasions we worked together, going around preaching the gospel and giving talks. We were young and very zealous for the work of God. From crusades to public speaking workshops, it was us — driven by a passion for what God had called us to do. Then one day, he was announced into his ministerial office. I celebrated him, but in my heart something shifted. I desired to be used more of God. I began to introspect — not because I didn't want it for him, but because I wanted the same for myself.
I wanted what he had, neglecting what God had already placed inside me. That moment pushed me into wrestling with God over my true calling. Time passed. Years went by. It was only later that God began to speak to me clearly through dreams and visions. Between that moment of introspection and when God began to speak, there was a process — a journey of trial and error.
What I learned is this: Sometimes what delays us from entering our calling is running our race while looking at what others are doing. We think what we see in them is all there is to what God wants to do.
In Grand Prix racing, one of the first lessons they teach you is: Your car will always go in the direction your eyes are looking. You cannot drive straight while looking sideways. Jealousy makes you do exactly that — you lose focus and neglect what God has invested in you because yours is not yet as visible as theirs.
5 LESSONS ABOUT COMPARISON, PROCESS AND FOCUS
1. Jealousy blinds you to what you already carry.
You start despising your own gift because someone else's looks bigger. “For I say... not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think...” — Romans 12:3
God has dealt to each one a measure. Your portion is enough to start.
2. Your calling has a process — don't rush it.
Between desire and manifestation, God takes you through hidden preparation.“But David... served God’s purpose in his own generation.” — Acts 13:36
And “...in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” — Galatians 6:9
3. Comparison will make you lose focus and crash.
When you look sideways, you leave your lane. Stay in your lane.“...let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus...” — Hebrews 12:1-2
“...they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.” — 2 Corinthians 10:12
4. God speaks clearly when your heart is settled.
I only began to hear Him through dreams and visions after I stopped looking at my brother’s assignment.
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” — Jeremiah 29:13
“My sheep hear my voice...” — John 10:275.
5. What God has for you is unique — it doesn't need to look like another man's.
Your race is different. Your timing is different. Your manifestation will be different.
“But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.” — 1 Corinthians 12:11
Don't be jealous of visible oil. Your oil is being processed in secret. Stay focused.