What's Keeping You Circling?

You're not lazy, and your faith isn't weak. You've been circling the same decision because your brain learned a pattern that keeps you safe from getting it wrong. This 2-minute quiz shows you which pattern is keeping you stuck and gives you one thing you can do today to start moving again.

1. When you think about the thing you feel called to do, what's the first thing that happens?

I pray about it again and wait to feel peace before I move.

I wonder whether I'm being a good steward of my time, money and gifts.

I think about how it would affect my husband, my kids, or the people who count on me.

My mind starts running through everything that could go wrong.

2. You've had a good idea for months. Why haven't you started yet?

I don't have a clear yes yet, and I don't want to run ahead of God.

I want to make sure it's the best use of what I've been given.

Everyone else's needs keep coming first, and I don't want to let anyone down.

I haven't figured out every step yet, and I don't want to fail halfway through.

3. What sentence sounds most like the voice in your head?

"Wait until you're sure."

"Don't waste this."

"Who do you think you are to want this?"

"What if this blows up?"

4. When you finally make a decision, what usually happens next?

I second-guess whether I really heard God right.

I wonder if I chose the most responsible option.

I feel guilty for putting myself first.

I start planning for every problem that might come up.

5. What do you spend the most time doing instead of starting?

Praying, journaling, and waiting for a sign.

Researching, taking courses, and learning more.

Helping everyone else with their goals.

Planning, rewriting the plan, and planning again.

6. What are you most afraid of?

Getting it wrong and missing what God actually had for me.

Wasting years, money, or the gifts God gave me.

Disappointing the people I love or being seen as selfish.

Starting, failing publicly, and having to explain why.

7. If someone gave you a guarantee, which one would finally make you start?

A guarantee that this is truly God's will for me.

A guarantee that this is the wisest use of my life.

A guarantee that the people I love will be okay and on board.

A guarantee that it will work.

8. Which sentence is closer to where you are right now?

I'm still not sure what I'm called to do, and I want clarity on my next step.

I know what I'm called to do, but I keep starting and stopping or not starting at all.