Often, in the conversations about having a “why,” we hear about the benefits
Like it being our North Star and keeping us going when the going gets tough or when life be life-ing
But what tends to be left out of those conversations is how intimidating our whys can be and/or how much they can lead to imposter syndrome
Because of their sheer size or the gap between what we want to achieve vs our experience/skill set
This is why I’m always comforted when I read stories about people who were confronted with huge tasks that God wanted them do and had similar responses
Like:
Moses: who pointed out his stutter (as a disqualifying factor) when God called him to be His mouthpiece
Peter: who told Jesus to get away from Him (because he felt unworthy) when he realised who He was
Esther: who initially rejected her uncle’s plea to see the King because it was against the rules
Sarah: who laughed when she heard she’d bear a child in her old age
The biggest thing that we can learn from those stories and apply to our own lives is that, as much as we may want to banish imposter syndrome because of how debilitating it can be, it doesn’t have to be that way
Because “[God’s] grace is sufficient… and [His] strength is made perfect in [our] weakness”
All of that to say, we can look at ourselves and think “Well, I’m not [insert characteristic]” and I don’t have [insert skill]” but that’s actually okay
Because those things don’t disqualify you from what you have been called to do
In fact, your success is going to come from not looking to yourself so much
(and trying to do things in your own strength and in your own ability)
But actually looking:
Upwards to God and drawing your strength from Him
Around at the people that you have around you who can fill your gaps and be strong in the areas that you are weak in
That’s how you know it’s a God-sized vision or why- when:
It’s bigger than you
You can’t just do it by yourself and in your own strength
You look at it and go “Oh my gosh! Why me and how am I supposed to do this?”
It’s not to:
Break you down
Make you feel inferior
Scare you
It’s to make you look up and look around so that you can tap in to the power and synergy that comes from connecting with both divine grace and your community. This is how we do great things, [insert name]
Ask me how I know 🙃