{"id":332,"date":"2015-09-02T19:24:48","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T19:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2015-09-02T19:27:47","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T19:27:47","slug":"singers-dont-fall-into-comparison-trap-embrace-your-own-talents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/?p=332","title":{"rendered":"Singers: Don’t fall into comparison trap … embrace your own talents"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cressnew\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cComparison is the No. 1 thing that will keep you from doing what God has called you to do. He has put a gift and a call and a desire in your heart that is different from anyone else\u2019s and you are wired that way for a reason.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2014 Kari Jobe<\/p>\n

I will never forget the first time I came across this quote. It hit home with me on so many levels and opened my eyes to some things that I was allowing to hold me back.
\nI wonder how many of us never step out and try something new or maybe even something we believe we are called to do just because in our minds, we never measure up.
\nWe constantly compare ourselves to other people that are doing what we dream of doing and we are \u201cnever good enough.\u201d I know for me this was and is still a huge battle.
\nIn the music world, there are so many incredibly talented people. People that I know full well can sing circles around me, are prettier than me, have a better stage presence than me and are just naturally gifted with things that I have to work really hard at.
\nFor the longest time, I let these comparisons hold me back from doing what I believed God was calling me to do.
\nEvery time I would gather up enough courage to step outside of my comfort zone, those fears and comparisons would creep up and and I found myself back at square one \u2014 the same place I had been for so long.
\nIt wasn\u2019t until I finally reached a point where I had to come to terms with the gifts and talents that God had given me. I am never going to step on any stage or be inside a recording booth as anyone else other than Danelle Cressinger \u2014 and that\u2019s OK.
\nI am learning that I am who God created me to be. I have the giftings and the talents that He has given me to use for His glory and instead of letting my weaknesses deter me, I have decided to be real about them, come to terms with them and ultimately let God\u2019s power be made perfect through them.
\nReaching this point is not easy, it\u2019s a daily decision I have to make in order to get over myself and be the person God has truly called me to be.
\nIf you are reading this and find yourself scared to step out because you don\u2019t think you have what it takes \u2014 or maybe you doubt the giftings and abilities God has given you \u2014 let me encourage you to embrace who you are and who God has created you to be.
\nThere is no one else in the world quite like you with the exact same giftings, talents and abilities that you possess. God has a plan for each and everyone of our lives. But that plan will not just happen if we sit back and allow fear and comparison to take over.
\nI can definitely speak from experience that when we step out and do our part, God is faithful to do His. Don\u2019t go through your life wondering what could have been. Take that chance, have faith in who God has created you to be and trust His plan.
\n Email comments and questions to Danelle Cressinger at danelle@danellecressingermusic.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cComparison is the No. 1 thing that will keep you from doing what God has called you to do. He<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,200],"tags":[164,205,242,241,163,4,238,240,239],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-walk","category-music","tag-band","tag-christian-singer","tag-comparison","tag-confidence","tag-danelle-cressinger","tag-featured","tag-musical-mentor","tag-obey-his-wil","tag-trust-god"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":335,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions\/335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crosshairscommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}