Unbelief - 3 ways it shows its ugly face in your life
If you have been given a vision that matters, then you have encountered a feeling that everyone who has big vision has felt:Unbelief.We talked it about it my last blog post. Unbelief is expressed mainly through three core questions:
- Can God really do his part?
- Can I do what needs to be done?"
- Can I really find the people that I need to find in order to make this happen?
Every significant plan, goal, or vision has three actors: God, you, and others. This is why a key part of the Kingdomtivity goal-setting process is clarifying each of these actors' roles.But if you end up answering no to any of those questions, i.e. you don't believe at your core that either God, you, or others can do what needs to be done, you will find yourself operating in one of three ways.See if you can identify yourself in any of these three people. 
Leadership book guru: Can God really do his part?
God gave me the plan, I'm going to get it done. But I'm not really sure what God's part or role is, just that he gave me an idea and I need to go out and do it.
For the leadership guru, it's easy do her part and mobilize, lead, and equip others to do what needs to be done. Action is tangible, and productivity is within reach. So instead of waiting for God to act, the leadership guru gets out there and gets something done.A leadership guru can create tremendous results, but she is limited to the abilities of human will power and can veer off course as she finds herself further and further from the spark that got her started in the first place.
Superhero: Can others really do their part?
God is amazing, he is powerful, and I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. But I don't know if I can count on others to do what needs to be done.
These are the thoughts of the superhero. The superhero is generally effective at doing things alone and often prays and asks God for great miracles. But it's hard for the superhero to believe that others can help in any significant way.The superhero makes initial quick moves that produce quick results, but generally struggles to build something large and sustainable.
Self-doubter: Can I really do my part?
"God can work and do amazing things, and there are other people out there who can do amazing things. Honestly, if one of them came and was living where I live and could do what I think I should do, it would probably get done. Too bad I'm the only one here."
The self-doubter tends to believe that God is great and powerful and that others are great, but she doesn't believe that God can work through her in any significant way to accomplish a vision. Her unbelief is directed at herself.
What if I ask all of these questions?
You might lean towards one of these questions and see yourself more in one of these descriptions, but my experience has been that in every major project I have endeavored to complete, that each of these questions comes through my mind to tempt me to become any one of these three people.That is why I created a process of monthly review of your goals in which you will engage God every month to specifically deal with each of these questions. I will explain this process is future blog posts.Which one of these people do you identify with?