THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God has graciously gifted me and blessed me, therefore, I am content. Compare and despair. That’s what a friend said to me once when I was comparing my writing to another, more gifted writer’s talents. I couldn’t stop thinking about how much better this author—whom I greatly admired—was, compared to me. I wanted desperately to be that good, that gifted, to be at her level. That’s when this friend wisely said, “Compare and despair.” So true! But there is an even greater, more…