It’s possible to live a life of authenticity through a vertical and centered relationship with God.

This week, Simple Talk podcast host Wayne McCullough shares ideas about how to vertically

integrate faith in your life to live in gratitude. One of the most important steps toward doing that

is removing comparison from your life. After all, he says, if you’re in a state of comparison, how

can you be in a state of gratitude?

If you can find a way to get centered and spend the time you need to sit with God and your own

thoughts, you can start making decisions that reflect that relationship you want to have. It comes

down to reality, your perception, and seeking contentment through distractions. More than

anything, it’s important to remember that life is a gift and to live graciously is one way to give

back.

What You’ll Learn:

-Center God in your life

-Practice good stewardship of family, faith, friends, fitness, and finances

-Remember that competitiveness is OK, but comparison kills gratitude

-Stress test situations that are worrying you

-Seek authenticity

Quotes:

“We need to walk with Christ or God inside of us as opposed to alongside of us.” -Wayne

McCullough

“We live in a world where we’re in a constant state of comparison, we’re in a constant state of

what perception should be. And all those situations just create failure.” -Wayne McCullough

“Comparison is the death of joy.” -Wayne McCullough

“Life is so precious. Just being able to breathe, just breathing, taking a deep breath, you’ve got

to be gracious for that.” -Wayne McCullough

“Own your responsibilities, own your mistakes, but own the things that you have done great and

don’t even look at others.” -Wayne McCullough

Mentions:

This week, host Wayne McCullough mentioned the book “2 Chairs: The Secret that Changes

Everything” by Bob Bodine.