Do You Doubt Your Abilities or Pull Back Because You Don’t Feel Worthy of the Task?

A few months back I shared a dream I had. A friend wrote about how this resonated with her; “I have that same feeling frequently within the church, and elsewhere in the community, where I’m hard at work striving and getting nowhere… and I see all the potential helpers just standing there and watching.” It was the following sentence that stuck with me and I ended up re-reading this one sentence numerous times.

“It’s long been said that if someone is doing a job outstandingly, then no one else will feel worthy of volunteering as their skills are not as good.”

I hadn’t necessarily heard this before or thought too much about it until now that is! How often do we consider ourselves not worthy or good enough for a task? How often do we stand back, thinking others will do it?

I can only speak for myself, and I can say that there are many tasks where I have felt others could do a better job, or that I don’t have the skills. Starting Roaring Hope, I can’t tell you how many times I have questioned and doubted my ability and skills to do the job. The only reason I am here is that I spent time seeking God about what He wanted me to focus on. God asked me a question, “do you want your baby?”. With tears, trembling and a deep knowing that God wanted to use me to continue and grow what had been started, I said a resounding “yes!”

The truth is, I don’t possess all I need for Roaring Hope, I never will. But I know that God will not fail me and that He will provide. This is not a task to do on my own, this is far bigger than me and it will take a large team of people working together.

I can’t help but wonder, have you been like me, feeling like you don’t possess the skills or ability? What does God say? Can I encourage you to ask Him, say ‘yes’, and then take the leap, be brave and follow through?