ALL of us are too apt to gauge our own success by comparison with the success of others. There could hardly be a greater mistake. The true test of individual success is not what some other has accomplished or has failed to accomplish, but, rather, how closely we have acted up to our own capabilities. If this were commonly understood, it would save much needless envy and heart-burnings, as well as much needless self-glorification. Why should the young minister be envious, or even jealous, say, of Mr. Moody's success as a preacher? or why should he have a momentary feeling of pride, when he compares his own success with the less conspicuous success of others? It matters little to any one in what sphere of labor he is called upon to serve God, or how trivial his work may appear in comparison with that of his fellow-laborers; but it does matter much, that each should be faithful in his work.