Ever feel like everyone else is running a marathon while you’re just trying to find your shoes?
You scroll through social media and suddenly everyone’s baking homemade sourdough, running 5Ks, and color-coordinating their sock drawers. Meanwhile, you’re celebrating the fact that you remembered your password on the third try.
Guess what? That counts as progress.
We all have our own pace, our own path, and our own purpose. But too often, we pick up someone else’s ruler and start measuring ourselves against it. Their ruler is usually three feet long, sparkly, and says “#crushingit” on it.
Yours might look a little more like duct tape and prayer. But it’s the one God gave you.
Your ruler measures things like grace, grit, and getting back up again. It’s not about perfection; it’s about perseverance.
Maybe you’re not where you thought you’d be by now. That’s okay. God’s not checking your timeline. He’s checking your heart.
So today, let’s stop comparing rulers. Let’s celebrate the baby steps, the messy middles, and the tiny wins that no one else sees.
Because progress isn’t about being ahead of someone else. It’s about becoming more of who you were created to be, one imperfect, beautiful inch at a time.
Now go ahead and high-five yourself. You’ve earned it.
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