Doubt Detours: 5 Ways to Stop Them In Their Tracks
Doubt detours push us away from YOUnique design and purpose.
I’ve taken my fair share:
That time I doubted others’ knowledge over my experience and led my family on a doubt detour through the wilderness;
That time I got scolded by someone I respected and doubted my next step – all because of an email;
That time I let my husband miss our turn because he doubted my ability to navigate.
And I’m not the first.
The Children of Israel took a doubt detour when God told them to go into the promise land and they were like, “Nope. We can’t do that.”
And because of doubt they took an 11-day trip in 40 years.
Have you ever taken a doubt detour?
#QuoteoftheDay
Doubt detours
force you to miss
the direct path.
– Kathryn Lang
Doubt will mislead you.
Doubt will distract you.
Doubt will send you down a detour and then make you doubt your truth because you took the detour.
Five Ways to Stop the Detour Tour
- Listen to the Navigator.
- Know the destination.
- Seek out reliable guidance.
- Check your coordinates.
- Recognize the pivot (vs the doubt detour).
It’s our time to stop wandering in the desert. Stop letting the weeds of doubt take over. It’s time to start living out all the Promises of God’s Abundant Life.
More About Detours
The shortest route to your destination isn’t necessarily the right path. Those shortcuts can end up being even longer detours than the longer path around.
The Children of Israel could have gotten to the Promised Land even faster, but it would have required that they go through the lands of some major armies. God knew they weren’t ready for that.
The shortest route isn’t always the right route – which is why it’s so important to have a personal relationship with the Navigator so you know where you are supposed to go and what is the best way to get there.
STOP THE CAR!
And check the map.
Today is the day to quit wandering down the doubt detours by knowing your YOUnique purpose, following the directions of the Navigator, and gathering the team that will encourage you to keep on keeping on with YOUR journey.
What’s stopping you from dodging the doubt detours?
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