How to Stop Striving: Is it God Doing the Work or Are You Trying to Fix Yourself? [Podcast Transcript]

Title: How to Stop Striving: Is it God Doing the Work or Are You Trying to Fix Yourself? [Podcast Transcript]

Podcast Date: September 30, 2025

Description: In this Compared to Who? podcast episode, Heather Creekmore unpacks how Christian women can stop striving in self-effort and start trusting God’s transformative work. Learn how to overcome body image struggles, grow spiritually, and walk in the Holy Spirit’s power. A must-listen for women seeking faith-based freedom and personal growth.

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 Are you exhausted from trying to be a “better Christian,” follow all the rules, or just fix yourself? In this episode, Heather Creekmore dives into the age-old dilemma every believer faces: Am I supposed to be working on me—and if so, how much of it is up to me, and how much is God’s job?

Inspired by the Crowder song “He’s Working on Me Still,” Heather explores the difference between self-powered striving and Spirit-powered transformation. Using honest stories, biblical wisdom (especially from Galatians 5), and practical illustrations, she helps Christian women understand why hustling for holiness leaves us tired—and how true freedom and growth comes when we move from “I’m working on me” to “He’s working on me.”

In This Episode:

• Why spiritual striving, religious rule-following, and willpower can’t bring long-term freedom

• How diet culture mindsets sneak into our faith and make us rely on formulas instead of God

• What it means to step out of the driver’s seat and let God be in control (with relatable analogies and humor)

• The power of relationship over religion and why faith is more than just “doing all the things”

• How to recognize if your spiritual life is based on head knowledge, not heart transformation

• Practical steps to move from self-reliance to Spirit-dependence—including honest reflection questions and the importance of daily worship

Key Takeaway:
Stop striving for self-improvement and start leaning into God’s grace. When we let go of self-reliance and invite the Holy Spirit to lead, we experience true rest, freedom, and lasting spiritual growth.

Mentions & Resources:

• 40-Day Journey: Starts October 1st, with groups beginning October 7th. Details at improvebodyimage.com or directly at: https://www.improvebodyimage.com/40-day-challenge

• Body Image Freedom Framework: Heather’s online course for deeper freedom in the areas discussed in the episode. 

• Coaching and community offerings: Here are links to programs designed to equip women for the real battle.

• Book Rec: “When People Are Big and God is Small” by Ed Welch (Amazon affiliate link)

Listener Challenge:
Who’s really in the driver’s seat of your faith right now?

This week, pause and ask God to lead, spend extra time in worship, and notice where you’re striving instead of surrendering.

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Disclaimer: This transcript is AI-generated and has not been edited for accuracy or clarity.

Transcript

Heather Creekmore [00:00:02]:
Life Audio. Hey, friend. Heather Creekmore here. Welcome to Compared to who? The podcast for Christian women who've ever struggled with body image issues comparison or just trying to work on themselves or maybe to be a quote unquote, better Christian. Oh, friend. This fall I'm casting a vision for us to grow up in our faith. And that doesn't mean performing harder or following more rules or trying to get it more right. It means moving past all of the striving into God's grace, really into his rest, because that's where he does the work.

Heather Creekmore [00:00:41]:
And the work is in changing our hearts. So today's episode was inspired by a Crowder song. It's called He's Working On Me Still. Maybe you've heard it. He's working on me Still. You really don't want me to sing it. But as I was listening to this song the other day, it made me stop and think about how many of you that I talk to every week. And I would say if you had to have a theme song for your life, it probably wouldn't be He's Working On Me Still.

Heather Creekmore [00:01:07]:
It would be I'm Working on Me Still. I'm gonna get it right. I'm trying to figure it out. I'm gonna do all the things, I'm gonna follow all the rules. I'm gonna get it right. I'm gonna fix my body, I'm gonna fix my relationships. I'm gonna do it all right. I'm working on me still.

Heather Creekmore [00:01:24]:
And maybe you've faced that age old dilemma, right? How much of it is God? How much of it is me? How much am I supposed to work on me? I know I can't just sit around, but how much of it is God supposed to do then? And it's kind of confusing. It's nuanced, amorphous. It's confusing. So that's what we're diving into today. I'm so glad you're here for it. Hey, a couple announcements before we start. If body image is your struggle, I'd love to meet you at the In His Image conference. It's happening outside of Dallas, Texas, Saturday, November 15th.

Heather Creekmore [00:01:55]:
All the details are in the show notes. Love to see you there. Also, our 40 day journey kicks off on October 7th. Now we start reading October 1st. But, friend, you can join anytime. We record every session and I would encourage you not to wait. Don't wait till the next session. That starts in January.

Heather Creekmore [00:02:13]:
Go ahead and jump in. You can catch up on the reading. Um, but it could just be your next best step. Towards body image freedom and really towards drawing closer to Jesus. If body image is an obstacle in your walk with him that maybe you didn't even know was an obstacle. So you can go to improve body image.com, click on the 40 Day Journey tab to sign up and I can't wait to meet you there. Now let's get to today's episode. Okay, so the big question we're tackling today is, am I the one working on me or is God the one working on me? It gets so confusing and some of us think it's all up to us.

Heather Creekmore [00:02:54]:
Maybe you've even heard that little cliche like work like it's all up to you, and pray like it's all up to God. I mean, that couldn't be more confusing, right? We try to read more, we pray harder, we serve better, we hustle for holiness and then other people maybe swing the other way like, oh, I'm just going to do nothing. I'm just going to wait for God to work in me and suddenly I'm just going to like emerge from my cocoon a mature Christian, right? But I don't think either position, the hustling or the zero activity, I don't think either one is right. And scripture talks about this tension. It shows us the tension between what we're called to, which is walking in the spirit or walking in the flesh. And in either case, right, we're walking, right, we're in action. But the question comes down to who's supplying the power for that action? And the spirit led life that we're called to has the spirit supplying the power. So here's an illustration to kind of, I don't know, maybe help you get your brain around the difference.

Heather Creekmore [00:04:06]:
So when we're trying to do everything in our own power, it's like we're in a boat trying to row with two little oars and we're going so hard and we're rowing and we're rowing and we might move a little bit forward and you know, maybe when you take a break. But we're rowing, we're rowing, we're doing it, we're doing it, we're going to. And it's exhausting and it's slow and friend, you probably know that that's what it feels like when we're trying to do things in our own strength. Like, I'm trying, I'm striving, I keep trying, I'm trying to do it, I'm trying to be better. I'm trying to get this, I'm trying To get that. I'm trying to get all the things, and we're so tired. But the spirit led life. Where the spirit supplies the power is more like being in a sailboat.

Heather Creekmore [00:04:51]:
And we put up the sail, and when the wind fills those sails, the boat just glides down that body of water, right? We're not rowing. We're not really doing anything except we're along for the ride. And that's what it looks like when God's spirit is the power behind what we're doing in life, when it's not me working on me still, it's him working on me still. Sure, I raised the sails. I'm not passive. But the movement I experience comes from him. And so why is this so hard for us? Why do we struggle to trust him to fill up our sails? Like, it feels a lot safer for us to row? Like, do I really want to be in a sailboat without some oars? Because that doesn't feel secure. But I think part of our problem is diet culture has shaped us.

Heather Creekmore [00:05:42]:
We were all raised in it. And diet culture says, you work the plan, you earn the prize, you do the stuff, steps, you get the outcome. It's very predictable. It's measurable, it's controllable. Oh, friend, we love control, don't we? I mean, we might not admit to it, but the thought that we can know what the outcome will be based on what we've done, oh, we love that. And the problem becomes that we kind of import that same formula that we learned from diet culture and into our faith. We treat it like we treated all those diets, all those fitness plans, all those goals we had. If I just do the things, then I'll get the outcome.

Heather Creekmore [00:06:32]:
If I just do my quiet time every day, serve a church, raise good kids, do all the things, then life will work out and I'll feel close to God. The friend, faith isn't a formula. Doing all the things is religion, not relationship. That's not what it's like to grow in following Jesus. And so you might have, I don't know, a degree from seminary. You may have spent your whole life in church. You may know a bunch of verses, have them memorized, maybe even got chapters or books of the Bible memorized. You might be the best volunteer at your church.

Heather Creekmore [00:07:13]:
You might read your Bible every morning and pray through your list every day. And you might still feel far away from God. And if that's you, no shame or condemnation. But let me just encourage you. He wants a relationship with you, a real relationship. He wants to lead you. He's waiting for you to ask him to lead. He wants to be close to you.

Heather Creekmore [00:07:41]:
Here's another illustration. Okay, I mentioned this on the podcast before, right? But I think that bumper sticker that says God is my co pilot is heresy. Really? It is, right? Because biblically, God's not supposed to be in the passenger seat while we drive. Here's what the spirit led life should look like. It should be you in the passenger seat. Yeah. You get to read the map, you can notice the scenery, you can talk to the driver, you can consult the driver, you can ask the driver about where you're going. But ultimately you're not trying to direct him.

Heather Creekmore [00:08:17]:
You trust him to get you there. You trust that the driver wants good for you and that he's going to drive you to the destination that you're supposed to go to. But when we're in a state self controlled life versus a spirit led life, right? We're gripping the steering wheel so tightly, we are constantly correcting our course. Like, I don't know, did I take a wrong turn? Oh, it's like the GPS is saying rerouting, rerouting, rerouting. And we're still trying to drive on a busy freeway. Like, I don't know which exit should I get off of, right? And it is exhausting and overwhelming and you don't really get to take in the scenery. You don't really feel the joy of the journey because you are stressed out. I am trying to make it to my destination, friend.

Heather Creekmore [00:09:12]:
We don't have to live like that. Our job is to get in the car, put on our seatbelt and trust the one who's behind the wheel. And what does that come down to? It really comes down to faith, right? A lot of times we think our issues are body image issues or marriage issues or parenting issues, right? But every single one of our issues at the core is this issue of what do I really believe is true. And for many of you, right, you say with your head and your mouth, I believe the Bible is true. I believe God is Lord of all. You know, I serve Jesus, the King of Kings. You can say all those things and you do believe those things. But then functionally, functionally you act like you're your own savior.

Heather Creekmore [00:10:03]:
Functionally, you act as if it is all up to you. And it's frustrating and exhausting because you're like, I'm doing all the Christian things. I'm working really hard at this Christian stuff. Like, why aren't I getting better? Why aren't these Other issues I'm struggling with going away because I'm doing all the things. Heather. Like, we have these conversations every week, but from what you're missing is your faith doesn't grow through doing the things. Now. Yes.

Heather Creekmore [00:10:31]:
Like, I don't want to say that too declaratively because once we do all the things out of relationship, out of love for Jesus, out of obedience to him, right. That does continue to grow our faith, but without that relationship, right. We're just doing all the things as religion. We're not doing them because we love him. I had a very wise boss who used to say this expression, all the time rules without relationship breeds rebellion. And so using parenting as an example, right, you can set up rules for your kids to be good kids. Maybe they've got screen time rules, and they've got rules around what they can pack in their lunch and who they can communicate with and what time they go to bed and all of these things. You can have all these rules for them.

Heather Creekmore [00:11:23]:
And if they follow all the rules, they may turn out to be okay, at least good rule followers, right? Maybe you've spared them from other societal ills because they got good sleep, good nutrition, and didn't spend too much time on screens. But you missed out on having a relationship with those kids, right? A relationship so that when real life gets messy and complicated, you can have a conversation with those kids about how we handle messy and complicated. If your only interactions with your kids are about the rules and them following or not following them, you're missing the relationship. And something beautiful happens when you have that relationship, right? It grows, it develops, it matures. It gets to a place where you actually really know each other. And then they grow up and become adults. And you can have awesome conversations because of the ways that they've grown. You've grown this relationship.

Heather Creekmore [00:12:27]:
And so my question is, are you trying to do your life with God like that? Like he's a parent that just has all these rules for you and you're just checking them off. I did all the things. I did all the things. And missing that relationship piece, because if so, of course, of course you can't walk in the spirit. Of course it's all on you. Of course the burden is heavy. Instead of what Matthew tells us, that his burden is easy as yoke is light, right? If you're trying to do it all as you, it's exhausting. It's really hard to trust a God that you don't know, that you don't have a relationship with.

Heather Creekmore [00:13:06]:
We're Going to talk more about this right after this quick break. So if you want some more frame of reference for this, I would encourage you go read Galatians 5. Galatians 5 is where Paul talks about how we either walk by the spirit or we walk by the flesh. Now, something really wonky has happened in the church over the last several years, and that is this whole concept of the flesh has gotten away from what it truly means biblically, which is the sin nature, right? And the flesh has kind of been this like, weird, like, body, like craving brownies is the flesh or eating a brownie is the flesh, friends. And that's just diet culture that's worked its way into the church. That's not really what it means to walk in the flesh. Walking in the flesh is about sin. And honestly, friend self reliance is sin.

Heather Creekmore [00:13:59]:
Because when we think it's all up to me, it's really only my pride and my selfishness that are feeding that. And I believe that I can do it in my own effort, that I don't need God, that my checklist will be enough. Friend, walking in the flesh is what gets us into trouble. It gets us into trouble because it separates us from God, because we are sinning and sin always separates us from God. But I think a lot of us, myself included, have believed the lie that you can just accept Jesus in your heart and do all the things and then treat God like a life consultant. Like, hey, thanks God, when I need you, I'll check in. When things get really bad, oh, then I'm going to really check in. And that's not really how we're called to live.

Heather Creekmore [00:14:52]:
And so here's a little story that I experienced when we first moved to Austin about like seven years ago now. I came from a situation where there was a lot of hurt. It was church hurt. And I was just kind of in a bad place as we moved here. And I was at a women's retreat, really just kind of feeling all the things and frustrated. And I was praying in this kind of deserty kind of hiking trail, lots of cacti everywhere. And I just remember feeling like God said, heather, let me micromanage your life. Now, I worked in management for most of my 20s, into my 30s, and micromanaging is not something I ever wanted to do.

Heather Creekmore [00:15:37]:
Like, just the very thought of it was repulsive, right? I don't know if you have kids who saw the Lego Movie. Like, the chief bad guy is the micromanager, right? Micromanagement is not a positive concept because we all just kind of Want to be left alone, right? Like, we all just want you just tell me what to do, give me your vision, and then just trust me to get it done. Like, I'll carry it out, but don't micromanage me and tell me how to do every little thing. And friend, like, I think that's how my relationship with God was for many, many years. It was like, I got a God until I don't. If I need your help, I will call. I'll check in every once in a while and just, you know, maybe you could just give me a little advice when things get hard. We've treated God like a consultant, and that's not the spirit led life, right? That's walking in the flesh.

Heather Creekmore [00:16:35]:
And then, you know, hey, God, chime in here, treating God like our own personal consultant or coach or even maybe a magic genie. But what I heard God say that day was that his micromanagement isn't about nitpicking or trying to keep me under his thumb, right? It's loving. It's guiding. It's the truth that God is such a personal God, that he cares about every detail of my life. And on that day, it was like he was saying to me, I don't just want the big picture. I didn't just say, hey, here, take your life. Go do what you want with it. Heather, Like, I want you to rely on me.

Heather Creekmore [00:17:19]:
I want you to consult me about everything. It's like that old hymn. I need you, God. I need you every hour. I need you. Do I live like that? I felt like God was asking me that that day. Like, do you live like you need me every hour? Or are you pretty much okay on your own, like, until you face a problem? And now I know I need him every hour. I cannot row my boat strong enough and fast enough and get down the river.

Heather Creekmore [00:17:50]:
I need his wind in my sails every day. And so how do you do this? Well, I'm gonna get really practical at the end here, but I just kind of want to walk through, like, some things you need to acknowledge first. And first thing is you need to acknowledge, like, just ask yourself, what's the posture of my heart? Is the posture of my heart humility? Do I really believe? I know we say that we believe this, but do we really believe that God knows best? Even if, like, God's plan contradicts my feelings or my own plans? Oh, friend, I walked this really hard this summer when my husband took another pastoring job that I really did not want him to take. At first, I was really not wanting to be a pastor's wife again. And it was hard for me to humble myself and acknowledge that the way God was leading him was actually what was right for a family versus all of my pride and hurt. And a little bit of, like, this doesn't make logical sense. This isn't a good time for us. All of those things where maybe I thought I knew best, but to lay that all down and say, okay, God, you know best.

Heather Creekmore [00:19:03]:
I just have to submit to the fact that this is how you're leading our family. And honestly, I'm really glad we did. I see it now, but I did not see it in the moment. And so unless we're submitted to the Holy Spirit, right, Unless we have that kind of humility which a granted friend, like, hear me, it's hard. It's not easy for any of us. But without that, we're living in self reliance, right? We're trusting, like, well, my. I know my wisdom, my instincts, my strategies. I manage everything.

Heather Creekmore [00:19:36]:
Like, I am in control of my own life. And I think our first step is to just pause and be like, okay, like legit. Who's in control here? Who's driving? And just be honest with yourself. And if you know that you're the one driving, friend, this is a great day to repent, right? Just say, oh, God, I'm so sorry. I have been. I've been clutching the wheel. I'm sorry. To quote the great Carrie Underwood.

Heather Creekmore [00:20:03]:
Jesus, take the wheel, right? It's a great day to turn. It's not too late. You don't have to live in the wallow of shame of what's happened in the past. You're gonna be like, nope, God. Whoosh. I'm ready to let you drive. I'm sorry I didn't let you drive before, but I'm ready now. I think the second thing that we have to work through is who is our number one source when we need guidance? Now, friend, if you're like me, you got this little device that you can use your finger and scroll through, and you can get more advice about everything and anything than anyone could ever possibly want or need.

Heather Creekmore [00:20:48]:
And I think this is dangerous. I think we're overly influenced by the voices of other people. And because we have so many voices literally shouting at us every time we get on our phone, it's really hard to be spirit led. It's really hard to let God's voice be the loudest. It's hard to just sit in quiet and listen to him and hear what he's saying. It's hard to have time to read the Bible, but sometimes just reading the Bible isn't enough for you to hear from God, especially if you're reading it as, like, I need to check this off my list so I can go back to my agenda for the day, right? And so just really asking yourself, like, who's informing me? Who's my chief informant? Is my chief informant Instagram? Right? Are these people I follow, like, the things that they're telling me to do, the cultural messages around these things that seem to dominate my life is my objective for each day? The things that I'm choosing, is that about, like, my desire for comfort or success or about the ways I'm afraid, Right? Or am I letting God's spirit truly lead me? And just be honest with yourself on that one, friend. Whew. I came to a place this summer where I was like, wow, I am really influenced by Instagram.

Heather Creekmore [00:22:14]:
I am buying too many stupid things that I've seen advertised. And I'm believing a lot of this stuff. And it may be true, it may not be true, but I am living my life as if it is true. And I am making some of these concepts from some of these influencers like a sort of gospel in my life. And that's not good, because there's only one gospel, and there's only one person who can speak truth to me that doesn't have an agenda for me, that isn't trying to sell me something, and that's the Lord. And so just ask yourself that. Honestly, the third thing to think about is who is really sourcing your power for living. What are you plugging into? Right? Because in that I'm working on me versus God working on me dichotomy, right? If it's you working on you, then any change that happens in your life relies on willpower, right? It's just like a diet.

Heather Creekmore [00:23:11]:
It's just like a fitness program, right? And it may work for a season, right? You may be able to do it for, I don't know, maybe you can keep it up for a whole year, but we always burn out. We always get frustrated, right? Or maybe you can do it really well for longer than a year, and then maybe that just leads to a place where you kind of find yourself kind of with icky pride, right? Like, look at how great I am. I was able to have this kind of willpower for this long a period of time, right? And that kind of change that relies on willpower, stamina, or just, like, stick to it. Iveness. I'm Gonna get it done, right? Oh, man, it's exhausting. But the work that the Holy Spirit does in us when it's. He's working on me still, a change comes from God's power within us, like Philippians talks about, right? And how do we know? Well, when it's God's power at work within us, what comes out is fruit that is beyond our natural capacity to have fruit. Right? Right.

Heather Creekmore [00:24:20]:
We can love others in a way that we didn't think was possible. We can have joy, even though our circumstances might not be great, we can have joy anyway. And it's unexplainable joy. Like, why? Why do I feel such peace? We can have that peace that passes all understanding, right? That comes from the Spirit led change. And you don't get that kind of fruit when you have white knuckled it into trying to change yourself. It just doesn't come that way. So then just to carry on about the outcomes, when we're submitted to the Holy Spirit, right? We do, we get freedom, we get peace, we grow in Christ likeness, right? And people come to me and our ministry and this podcast, right, Looking for freedom. And the freedom is never in body change.

Heather Creekmore [00:25:15]:
It's never in having the willpower to stick to a diet. The freedom is always in allowing them the privilege of getting to know Jesus better and submitting to his Holy Spirit in a way that they never have before. Pride is the number one struggle we women with body image issues have. And even if you feel like, I don't have any pride, I hate the way I look. I have no pride in myself. Oh, friend, that's just pride in reverse. Read Ed Welch's book, When People Are Big and God is Small. Oh, it's just so.

Heather Creekmore [00:25:45]:
It's so enlightening, right? It's just reverse pride. But when we're submitted to the Spirit, even in hardship, we feel God's presence, we feel God's purpose. But when we're doing it all ourselves, right, there's a different outcome. And some of you know how this feels very well. I know how it feels very well. Right. We're anxious, we're striving, we're disappointed over every little thing. Like, oh, the thing with a kid didn't work out like it was supposed to work out.

Heather Creekmore [00:26:14]:
I'm crushed. Oh, the thing with the job didn't work out. Oh, this. This is letting me down. This is letting me down. I had it tightly controlled so that this was gonna happen and this was gonna happen, and neither happened. And we are a bundle of nervous Energy. We're a mess.

Heather Creekmore [00:26:29]:
We don't sleep well, we're frustrated, we're angry. Maybe even angry at God. And I have to imagine God being like, friend, that was not my plan. You went with your plan. You were driving that car. Oh, I would have driven you someplace else. Or even if things do go well, there's still this emptiness, right? Because it wasn't done in him. Right.

Heather Creekmore [00:26:57]:
It was done in ourself. We don't get to sit back and be like, wow, look what God did. Wasn't that amazing? I'm in awe that God did that. I had no idea how that would be possible. Like, I can't believe he did that. Instead we're like, look what I did, look what I did, look what I did. And it's not enough. It doesn't satisfy.

Heather Creekmore [00:27:16]:
It just feels shallow and hollow at the end of the day. So from my encouragement to you today as we close is, ask yourself these questions. Just ask yourself honestly these questions. Am I letting God drive or am I in the driver's seat? And then if you're feeling exhausted, here's my best recommendation. Just pause. You know, this happens a lot when we work with women in coaching is they get overwhelmed because they come into coaching and they try to treat coaching like a program that is going to fix them. And although I would love to tell you our program will fix you, that's not really what it's about. The program is really about helping you learn to be spirit led and find rest in these issues.

Heather Creekmore [00:28:05]:
And yeah, okay, we dig into the issues specifically, but just really challenging. What do you believe? If you say you believe that God is who you say God is, then why can't you trust him? Why can't you believe that he made your body on purpose for his purpose? Why can't you trust that you'll be safe even if you never lose another ounce? Why is it so important to you that you lose that last five pounds? Why do you obsess over what you wear or what other people might think of you? Like, intellectually, we know all these things don't line up with the Bible truth we know. And yet we struggle, right? Because the head knowledge never made it to heart knowledge. And the way you get the head knowledge to be heart knowledge, right? It's our hearts where we believe, right? It's really challenging. Okay, I say I believe this in my head, but do I really believe it in my heart? And believing in your heart means saying, oh boy, all my ideas, God, oh, what a mess I am Spirit lead me and this time I'm going to follow. So if you're exhausted, worn out, overwhelmed, tired of striving, tired of just trying to be a better Christian so you can fix all the things, here's my challenge to you. Just work on being. Stop working on doing and just work on being.

Heather Creekmore [00:29:29]:
Read your Bible. What does God say about you? And then more importantly, what does God say about himself? Because remain in God's image. That doesn't mean we're like God in every way, right? But we can't have a proper view of ourself without having a proper view of God. We have to be in awe of Him. And that leads to my last suggestion for you, friend. Just worship. Ultimately, all of these issues we have, be it conflict in relationship, be it body image issues, being comparing ourselves to other, like, you name an issue and really underneath it all is too much control, too much self focus, too much trying to do things our own way. And the cure for that, friend, is worship.

Heather Creekmore [00:30:19]:
The cure for that is letting God be big and me be small. And so my challenge to you is spend some time in worship every single day. And every time you find yourself obsessing over yourself in thoughts that are spiraling, I want you to pause for a second as your thoughts spiral and be like, who am I thinking about? Oh, I'm thinking about me. And I want you to change that to thinking about God. Just one attribute, two attributes. Wow. God, you are holy. You are awesome.

Heather Creekmore [00:30:56]:
Like, it's pretty impressive that you created this whole universe and all the diversity in the animals and in people and in plants and in. And like, wow. And how things just like all work together. That's just weird. God, like, how do you do that? Like, you are so big and I am so small. Help me to be more amazed by you. Help me to be so amazed by you that following you is easy. Letting you lead is easy.

Heather Creekmore [00:31:25]:
Because I'm like, oh yeah, I have zero of the information I need to lead my life well. And God, you have all of the information to lead my life well. Like, why would I insist on doing it myself? Why would I insist on trying harder in my way? My way, my way? I am literally like a toddler in the backseat trying to give directions. Like, my way, my way, my way. Like, dude, you don't drive. You don't have any idea where we're going. Like, we're even far worse than that. So that's my encouragement to you today, friend.

Heather Creekmore [00:32:01]:
Oh, goodness. We can grow up in him and find so much more freedom, but really find rest when we let the spirit lead us. It's not me working on me still. It's he's working on me still. And he is trustworthy to lead me in the ways I need to grow. He'll show me. He'll show me what he has for me to do. He'll show me how he wants me to grow up.

Heather Creekmore [00:32:30]:
He'll be faithful to do that. And he's gonna be faithful to do that for you too. Hey, thanks for listening today. I hope something today has helped you stop comparing and start living. Bye bye. The Compare2 Podcast is proud to be part of the Life Audio Podcast Network. For more great Christian podcasts, go to lifeaudio.com hey, did this episode touch you? Would you consider leaving a review? We got thousands and thousands of listeners and not that many reviews. It would really help us if you would just take a moment right now and leave a review and let us know how this show has impacted you.

Heather Creekmore [00:33:00]:
Thanks so much.

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