Satan is a bully who tries to make us feel small, inadequate, less than and insecure. But we don’t have to believe him anymore.
Often times He’ll use something to trigger our self-doubts and then he’ll pounce on us with lies. Today can be the day you decide YOU ARE are more than a conqueror through HIM who loves you!
I’ve got a short video message based on my book that will equip and empower you to stop letting doubt and discouragement beat you up and start letting God’s Word build you up instead! Watch this for a practical way to beat the bully of doubs with the power of God’s promises.
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I see now that I HAVE to be INTENTIONAL to battle my thoughts with God’s promises—-cause those doubts & insecurities, fear, etc. slowly ease in unbidden. I’ll practice this new habit until it becomes automatic AND THEN….I’ll keep on practicing !!!!
Satan, the bully, accuser has been after me for the last year..last December at my 20 week ultrasound we discovered that our fourth child has a heart problem, each month we would go to the doctor for ultrasounds and follow-up appointments until his arrival in April. Before our son Hexakiah was born we were aware he had a congential heart defect, but a more serious condition a congential diaphramtic hernia, he had a very low rate of survival. The doctors could give no explination for his conditions, his DNA appeared to be normal and no other defects were present, so thats when Satan started in on me telling me its my fault, I am a failure as a mother..look what has happened to my baby.. when Hezakiah was born on Aprill 11th, 2012 I was thrilled to finally hold my precious 4lb 4oz baby..but it was so very bittersweet, he lived for 58 minutes and is now in heaven with his heavenly father.. this loss has been so difficult. I have 3 beautiful sons that I have to keep on for, and some days Satan just hold me down with doubt and fear and guilt… I am encouraged and reminded that God is in control, and although we still have no explination for my sons congenital defects God had a purpose and a plan for him Jer, 29:11.. as much as my heart hurts and longs to hold my baby I know he is in the best place possible and is with the one that created him in me.. and I have to remember each day that I am not to blame, that God is in control, and that I must trust him.. my son has brought my family closer together and closer to God and for those things I am forever greatful!!! Thank you Renee for your encouraging words and reminding me of God’s strength and power, for we do have victory over Satan when we put our trust in him!! Bless you!!
Thanks for the video. Being stressed and/or being extremely tired triggers my insecurity and lack of confidence. Although I was high school valedictorian and received many academic accolades/awards, I always had a guilt trip layed on me whenever I did not get an “A” in a class, even if it was not an academic class, i.e., it was an elective. It is difficult to be confident when you still are criticized when you are doing well. I need to actively fill my thought with godly thoughts and HIs truths — prepare ahead of time — so I can replace the AM thoughts with the FM thoughts.
I have struggled with fear of not being loved, failure, not belonging, I’m not good enough, I’m not capable enough…..the list goes on. Now that both of my parents are gone, I really feel like an orphan–I have three older, married brothers however they have their own lives with their wives, children and grandchildren. I do have a wonderful Godly husband and two awesome sons and one daughter-in-law. My relationship with my daughter-in-law is great however I have different expectations from the “mother-in-law/daughter-in-law” relationship than she does. I am leaning on God to give me the patience I need for this relationship to grow over the years. Sometimes I feel like I am on a roller-coaster, one day up, the next day down, and the cycle starts over again. I have friends that tell me I have an outgoing personality, I can talk to people very easily, I can make people feel comfortable but inside I feel that I don’t measure up. At the end of the work day, I go home and retreat the solitude of no people around except my husband.
Hello, God Bless us all !! I could”nt help but notice all the wonderful little quilt squares in the conner of each person’s reply and thought that is what God made. Through all of our experiences, each one different but the same we are all awesome and together we make a quilt that covers us gives us warmth, comfort and surrounds us with love. Making a quilt takes time and a lot of Love goes into making one, which is what God is doing with each one of us.Ican’t tell you how much your book hit home for me, and I look forward to learning more and being free of all the negitive clutter in my head!
I am often being told that “everyone is not like you.” Meaning that I am confident in my walk with Christ. I took the Doubt Index Analysis. I scored a 76. I am very interested in this book because I want to ensure myself that my boldness in Christ is not Boasting. I don’t Boast but I do let those around me know that this is God. I walk in His word and I love this life. I will be sharing this book with friends and family. We are starting a bible study among friends and I will be sharing this book with them. I have found that being in God’s word is what is keeping me walking in His word. Daily with the devotions and friends email I stay in His word. My goal is to be in His word before I get to work and not all while I’m at work. Keep me in your prayers. I’m still striving to be what He wants me to be.
My questions & doubts have to do with the relationship I don’t “feel” & haven’t “felt” for some time now. I always felt so close to God & so hungry for relationship with him & knowing him. Now it too often seems that it doesn’t really matter. And I KNOW that is wrong, but I’m stuck. I want so much to be disciplined and to spend time in study & prayer, but don’t find the energy, desire, or time. I KNOW its my fault, but I can’t seem to get over it. Anyway, that’s where I am.
A great reminder that it doesn’t matter if we don’t measure up to others expectations or our own for that matter. So often I counted myself as others judged me. Not so now! I know I matter to the King and that is all that matters!
I have struggled with insecurity my whole life. Help me.
I have struggled with inadequacy all of my life. This feeling of being inferior blossomed when a boy began to call me “Fatty” every day that I walked past his desk on the way to my locker. The pain clutched my heart like claws. I still feel this pain at times today. At age 11, I found my precious 20-year-old sister dead on my parents’ bed with a gun pointed at her head. I will never forget all of the blood I saw. I adored my sister and always wanted to be like her. I felt as a young child that I had failed her — perhaps I had not let her know how much I loved her enough or maybe I did not say the right thing the night before. This fed my feelings of inadequacy. Please pray for me as I still struggle with feelings of inadequacy with my children, grandchildren, and friends. I deal with fear of losing my closest relationships. Thanks for sharing your insight from God!
Call it a so God moment….as i opened my devotion this morning and realized the topic….self doubt, insecurity, etc. I am a very bad place mentally. My faith is strong but the pain in my heart is unbearable at moments. I keep looking up and Satan keeps attacking, ….I am feeling less than adequate, rejected, alone….ironicas God does not feel like enough, and yet he is. Sometimes you just need another human being to talk to or share with- someone/something tangible. I am not certain how the drama crept in my life as i stay on guard continually–all I know is from work, to my children, to past experiences, to helping my community/military, a friend–something has gone wayward. I am doing all I can to be confident and trusting God–reading my Bible, praying–living in the moment trying to not think–but I can’t help wonder why God is allowing these things…and if it is that my faith is not enough, or am I just too blind to read the neon sign to guide me–I am afraid, doubtful, insecure, alone and unsure but I will continue to pray through it–be steadfast tho- I am not…maybe at the end of the day I will have a peace and understanding. Thank you for your devotional, I will buy the book today…meanwhile, pray these chains be broke from me–as well as for my dear friend who struggles daily with PTSD.
I’m sitting at the table…coffee in hand , tears streaming down my cheeks bc I so needed this this morning! I don’t have to write a long comment… Bc God knows what I need at this VERY,MOMENT!! I would thoroughly enjoy this gift. But even if I don’t win, I am blessed by that video and so glad that I found u on FB!! THANK YOU RENEE!!! LOVE you!!!
Thank you for the words of encouragement ! I am learning to redirect my thoughts!
I have always struggled with insecurity. As I am the “black sheep” in my family…..the only church goer, the one who has always battled weight and now and seriously struggling financially. My husband and I have two girls, 6 and 7, and as this has caused severe depression. And other serious issues in my life and Also consumes me daily I am terrified my own children are going to take on these feelings. I pray daily for God to change me but feel it’s just not working. I believe He can, and I’m sure it’s mostly me!!!!! I just don’t want my beautiful girls to suffer the way I have and I am clueless How to change. I pray for this chance or one day to be able to get this book. Thank you.
Thank you Renee for sharing this great devotional. This is such a huge problem for women – doubt. I do believe we need to stop listening to the lies of the enemy of our soul and keep focused on God’s Word that tells us the Truth about ourselves. You used one of my favorite verses – “You are more than a conqueror”! It’s great to be a conqueror – but God tells us we are “more” than a conqueror! How great is that!
Thanks always for your great words of encouragement!
Susan G.
Doubt & insecurity enter in when I am discouraged, when I feel rejected, and when I let fear control me. Listening to the video message makes me realize there is truly a simple cure. Be alert– be prepared to replace our AM thoughts with FM thoughts. So simple, yet a struggle to do consistently.
Maybe it comes down to a faith issue– do I truly believe in the FM thoughts. Dear Lord, help me in my unbelief.
I lead a group of ladies at my church through your book and we finished 3 weeks ago due to schedules. I enjoyed every single chapter and thought I was done learning from the book. But I still received emails and would take time to read them and today hit me like a ton of bricks. I have been struggling with not feeling equipped to do my job because in the worlds eyes (qualifications) I should not be a director of a preschool but I truly believe that the doors opened because of My God and not man. We began as a 5 day preschool in January and were trying to add a kindergarten this fall. We did not have the demand we thought we would and now can not offer it, the teacher is VERY angry right now because we can not pay her that salary but she still has a job, just not as the kindergarten teacher. She has made hurtful comments on fb and to her friends. I am struggling with what I am suppose to do because my twins were going to be in this class and now I have to send them to public school, which I did not want to do. In the meantime, our family finds out our renter in our home in tn is having to move out 5 months early due to his wife returning from deployment and cleaning out the bank accounts and leaving him. Both me and my husband work in ministry, which at times does not pay enough. This is a 1500 mortgage payment that we don’t have to pay right now. It is on the market and we are praying that God brings the right buyer. My wonderful husband points me back to Christ when I have days like this. He says what is the worst that can happen we lose that house and go into foreclosure. Our credit in this world is not what matters….it’s our love of Christ. I was also reminded by a dear friend that no weapon formed against us will prosper. I am fearfully and wonderfully made, i am not perfect and I will fail those around me. I pray that God continues to lead me and that I am obedient to follow.
I have so many negative thoughts about myself. I feel discouraged and feel I am not competent to do what God has called me to do. I know that he is there with me (in my heart) but my mind makes me question. I am getting ready to start a new with my new precious kindergarteners and am fearful that I will allow myself to get caught up in the old AM thoughts comparing myself to others, doubting my capabilities to do a good job and show my new students love, compassion and the desire to learn. I love the idea of using FM thougths and having one ready when one of the old doubts reappear. Thanks for some good thoughts and ideas to get me back on track!
Thank you, Renee, for a great devo on exactly what plagues me. Love how you are so relatable and provide us with the truth of God’s Word on how valuable and loved we are. I need a daily reminder.
Thank you Renee for the video message. I’m a little behind in the book right now, but the video spoke to me in that I too often listen to the AM thoughts when it comes to my happiness (I suffer from the “if only’s”) and when it comes to my self-resteem (I suffer from focusing on my clothing size and weight instead of who I am through Christ Jesus). The truth I learned is that I need to ensure that I’m focused and immersed in God’s word and let that truth fill my heart. Thank you for the triggers and God’s truths as well. Those are helpful.