Sometimes it is easy to compare our lives to those around us.  To the lives they live or the ministries they have.  What is our view of success? In life is it about having things, time, money, marriage, children?  In ministry the number of people in your church, the size of the building, the programs you have?    Lately I have been thinking a lot about John 21:15-23.  Jesus is speaking with Peter and asks him 3 times. "Peter do you love me?"   Peter answers each time, "Lord you know I love you" and is getting hurt by how often Jesus is asking him.  Jesus reply is "Feed my lambs, take care of my sheep".  Peter is called to care for Jesus sheep and Jesus goes on to tell him how he will end his days, it is not a nice picture.  Then says to Peter "Follow me"  Peter's response to this is to ask about another disciple wondering about him and Jesus reply is basicly "What is that to you?  You follow me." It is so easy to look at other peoples lives to wish for the things and ministries they have and to compare them to your own but this is not what is important.  In the parable Jesus told in Matthew 15:14-30 each servant was given according to thier talents, according to what the master wanted them to have.  They were not judged on what they had been given but what they had done with the resources they had.  We are to be faithful with the little or much that we have and the important thing is to Follow the path the Lord has set before us.  To be faithful with the people, money, time, energy and resources we have been given.  Not to worry about what other people have done with what they have been given.  As he said "What is that to you?  You follow me."