Robin and I are reading the  'Breathe Spiritual Passion Into Your Marriage'. 

Today’s reading, day 7 had a line that was powerful: Don’t compare yourself with other couples to measure your happiness; compare your obedience with God’s design on your life to measure your faithfulness.

The comparison trap in our lives is destructive! It destroys joy in our marriages, and in every part of our lives. When we compare ourselves to others we reject God’s plan for us...we are saying we are not His own handiwork, we are not His workmanship...that God, you messed up. This is not God’s best for our lives. 

For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us...

In the YouVersion Plan, I loved the authors statement, “compare your obedience with God’s design on your life...” That is a great area of focus for our comparison. Align our thinking with Gods. Match up our actions with God’s playbook. Compare our actions with His desires for us. That is a worthy comparison exercise.