I wish I was more like Queen Poppy! She is attractive, relentlessly positive, relaxed in dangerous situations, and has an easy time going with the flow. Not to mention, she has the most beautiful voice and can sing with breathtaking harmonies. Her dancing flows and is extremely contagious. I wish I could wear a crown made of green leaves and flowers and have the most beautiful royal attire. She has perfect complexion with rosy checks and glitter freckles. Her hair sticks up in the air naturally no matter how she moves. Her mental strength and determination gives her the confidence she needs to never give up. My life would be so great if I were Queen Poppy … sing, dance, hug, repeat!
Dressing and acting as Queen Poppy does not come across very convincing. Unfortunately, I look nothing like Queen Poppy, nor have the talent or possessions she has living in a royal family. I am 6 feet tall. Poppy is 5.5 inches tall (including the three inches of her hair). She is pink. I am white. She sings pop songs. The best I have is karaoke. What a feeling of worthlessness I have compared to a queen. The opposite side to the coin of comparison is a feeling of pride or arrogance; one up or better than. Although Queen Poppy may seem to have the perfect life, no one does; not one. As captivating as Queen Poppy is, her biggest weakness is the inability to see the world through another’s perspective. There is no room for comparison in love. When our mind is set on wanting more, we become isolated from the Father. A heart that is filled with thanksgiving is powerful. Thanksgiving breeds contentment. A discontented soul dries up pretty fast.
1 John 2:15-17 in the Message Bible states, Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity.
I am so thankful I don’t have to wear a costume trying to be someone else. I always lose when I play the “Comparison Game.” There will always be someone prettier, stronger, wiser, and richer than I am. I also know that pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
When all is said and done, God is not going to ask me, “Why were you not Queen Poppy?” He is going to ask me, “Why were you not Andrea Beasley?”
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