Everyone struggles with the need to impress people at some level. And much of the pressure, fear and stress we experience in our lives is caused by our need to impress others or to be excepted.
How wonderful would it be to know that you don't have anything to prove!
We need to know who we are in Christ, (good, bad or ugly) what we can do and what we can't. We need to be humble about what we can do, and we need to accept and have peace about the things we can't do. Too many people are proud of what they can do and bothered by what they can't do.
I've discovered that there's real freedom in being able to say, "I can't do that. It's not my gift or calling from God. I don't believe God is leading me to do that." When we have this attitude, we're not comparing ourselves or competing with others.
Love this quote by Joyce Meyers,
"Imagine how free we would be if we just live for God and didn't worry about what others think about us!"
You don't have to be like everybody else or do things like everybody else. God created you to be a unique individual and He wants you to be free to be who He made you to be. Keep your heart and mind on Him, and whatever you do, do it for Him. A life of freedom is a life that's all about Him and YOU!