Move from Comparison to Compassion :: Karen Ehman [SofM Wk 5]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Does your life look exactly like you want it to? All too often we come across what seems like the life that we want on someone else’s Instagram. You can dismiss those as the “highlight reels”, that</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">is</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">what they are, but sometimes the girl next door has what you want. What do you do then? How do you prep your kids for when they don’t get invited or when they feel like someone else has it better than them? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest this week, Karen Ehman, says, “Go find your old self.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She’s not leading us on an existential journey into the past, but to those around us that need the love of Christ. She encourages us in a powerful way that when we are discouraged by someone who has it “better” than us to find someone who has it “worse” than us, not so we can feel good about something, but because there is a person who needs the love of Christ. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re taking time this summer (as usual) to be mentored by some experienced moms and benefit from their wisdom. I’m asking them about their “mom brands” and the unique families and assignments God has given them to help us embrace the specific and unique spot God has given each of us. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Discussion Questions:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What stood out to you in this episode? Why? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Who is your “old self”? What was a particularly difficult time God brought you through that you could use as a connection point to love someone else? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When have you felt loved or seen by someone else in the midst of a difficult situation? </span></li> <li style="font-weigh