Doubt Yourself And Trust God

“A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth; this has been exactly reversed. Nowadays the part of a man that a man does assert is exactly the part he ought not to assert—himself. The part he doubts is exactly the part he ought not to doubt—the Divine Reason…The old humility was a spur that prevented a man from stopping; not a nail in his booth that prevented him from going on. For the old humility made a man doubtful about his efforts, which might make him work harder. But the new humility makes a man doubtful about his aims, which will make him stop working altogether” (Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton, 2001, p38).

Our society has told us to never doubt ourselves. We are told to follow our dreams and our passions. And we are told to doubt everything else.

Doubt God, doubt truth, doubt family and friends, doubt your pastor and your parents. But never, ever doubt yourself.

This thinking will paralyze you. This is why we have a generation who is afraid to launch. Other generations definitely have their problems, but my generation has anxiety when they talk about “adulting.”

Doubt yourself. Trust God. If you doubt your abilities, you’ll be inclined to work harder and try new things. But if you doubt God’s plan for you, then everything is pointless.

No one ever did anything great by believing in themselves. Because if you truly believe in yourself as you are right now, there is no reason to grow.

What do you think?
Joseph