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The Quiet Traps Stealing Your Peace | Comparison, People-Pleasing & Psalm 91
What if the things stealing your peace don’t look dangerous at all?
In Episode 5 of Under His Wings, our 6-part Half-A-Dime Podcast series through Psalm 91, we’re talking about the quiet traps that can slowly wear us down without us even realizing it.
Comparison.
People-pleasing.
Overcommitting.
Trying to prove yourself.
Constant productivity.
Saying yes when everything inside you wants to say no.
Psalm 91:3 says:
“Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler…”
A snare is a hidden trap.
And some of the most powerful traps in modern life are the ones that look completely normal.
You scroll through social media and suddenly feel behind.
You say yes because you don’t want someone to be disappointed.
You work harder because somewhere deep inside, you still feel like you need to prove your worth.
In this episode, Corinne talks about how to recognize the moments when your peace begins to disappear, how comparison and people-pleasing can quietly become connected to your sense of worth, and why freedom often begins by noticing the trap before automatically stepping into it.
We’ll explore questions like:
What thought did I just agree with?
Whose approval am I trying to earn?
Am I doing this from peace—or from the need to prove myself?
Because another woman’s success does not make you less successful.
Someone else’s beauty does not make you less beautiful.
And someone’s disappointment does not automatically mean you’ve done something wrong.
Your worth was never meant to be determined by comparison, productivity, approval, or someone else’s opinion.
This week’s five-cent practice is simple:
Name one trap.
Notice it.
Pause when it appears.
And choose one different response.
Sometimes freedom doesn’t come through one dramatic breakthrough.
Sometimes freedom begins by recognizing the trap a little sooner each time.
Stay close to God. Protect your peace. Remember where your worth comes from. And take the next right step.
Half-A-Dime — for the woman healing, rising & returning to God.
And that’s my five cents’ worth. ❤️