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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The Lord has blessed me with freedom after being held captive by the enemy in an abusive marriage that lasted twelve years. It has been two years now since I left that prison and I am ever so grateful to God for that freedom. Even though I have grown in many ways, I find that I must be vigilant of my own thoughts, particularly when I am hurt or treated harshly by others. If I am not diligent in giving those thoughts and emotions to Christ right away, I find myself in a place of self doubt, and begin to get into a slump. While I still stumble with this from time to time, I take heart in the knowledge that I serve an all powerful God who will always raise me back up!
I AM PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED. WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT JESUS IT’S WHISPERED BECAUSE I’M HANDICAPPED YOU’RE NOT HEALED SO HOW CAN YOU BE A SPOKES PERSON FOR THE LORD. BUT GOD SAYS THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND ALL THINGS ARE DONE FOR MY GLORY. YOU KEEP PRESSING ON AND SPEAKING MY WORD I WILL DO THE REST.
Thanks Renee. This sounds like a great book. My first thought was to have it for a bible study with some friends. I am like Kristen in that I struggle with fear every day. I so want to be rid of that feeling. We do have to stay so alert to the attacks and go right to the Holy Spirit with our AM thoughts and ask, what’s up with that, and ask for the truth. Wow, if my thinking would change, then my feelings, that could change how I live. That’s huge. Thanks for writing this book. God has used you.
At work, I’ve been asked to help make some difficult decisions that will cause some people to lose their jobs and others to work in a difficult environment. I’m the only woman on the team and I feel that I’m being ignored most of the time. Our CEO looks at the guys when he talks and I wonder why he even wants me on the team sometimes. Then I figure that I’m probably reading too much into it than it really is. I took the Doubt Index Analysis and most of my answers were “Almost Always”. But the P31 devotionals always help to get be back on track and I’d love to read “A Confident Heart” to learn how to surrender this self doubt thing completely to God. On the way to work this morning, I was listening to a song called “The Middle” by Jimmy Eat World and one part of they lyrics says, “Live right now, yeah, just be yourself. It doesn’t matter if it’s good enough for someone else.” It reminded me of a conversation I had with God once feeling frustrated with not knowing what my purpose was, and He said all he wanted for me to do was be “me”. It pleases Him when I am just who he created me to be. Simple. So why do I make it so hard? Thanks for all you are doing through your ministry – it’s really making a difference.
Only over the last year have a come to realize that self-doubt is a major issue in my life. I’ve been through some tough times in the last few years, and it’s becoming apparent that I allow fear and doubt to control nearly every aspect of every day. I think it stems from years of being treated as insignificant and inadequate and learning to believe it. The I went through a period of time in which I simply made poor decision after poor decision and reaped the consequences. I began to believe the lies Satan had so delicately crafted for me. I trusted that God, but I found my own self to be wholly untrustworthy. This is something I’ve begun working through with God this year. It’s difficult to rewire the brain to think and believe so differently, but He is walking me through it step-by-step.
I struggle a lot with self confidence and doubting my abilities. I am so hungry for any kind of encouraging word and am constantly repeating Phil 4:13 over and over. The truth spoken to me through the P31 devotion today was, when doubt tells you that you can’t do something because it’s too hard, remember God says you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. I also love the idea of FM thoughts! I can’t wait to read A Confident Heart. Thank you for allowing God to use you to encourage others!
I just love your devotion today. My doubt comes from past failures and even though I know they are remembered no more by my loving Savior, I can’t seem to forget them. The AM (against me) and FM (for me) was really a unique way for me to process it all. Also, in another one of your videos (it might have been from the 7 Day Doubt Diet), you did a visual where you wrote your concerns on a post card and laid it under a cross next to your bed. You literally gave your concerns to God. I am working hard on doing this myself. Thank you for your words of wisdom. May God bless you!!!
Thank you Renee! I live everyday thinking I am not good enough…for my family, for my friends, even for God. God’s word says different and I believe His word, and that He is in control, I can even encourage others about His love, about drawing strength from Him, knowing His unconditional love but I cannot get it in my own heart for me!!!!! Some days I feeI like I cannot take it for another minute, the failure feeling is so powerful, it often consumes me. Thank you for the AM vs FM, this will help me focus on my thoughts. This past year has been a struggle for me, many great things have happened but many tragic things as well. Satan is really trying to use the most treasured thing against me, my family. We have some broken relationships right now that have just about put me over the top and have definitely left me with the feelings of extreme self-doubt which in turn, as I said earlier, makes me have the thoughts that God’s love and forgiveness is for everyone except me. I know different, I just let the AM thoughts keep me down. Thank you again for this message, I am truly blessed by this and will probably watch it numerous times!
WOW, I absolutely LOVE the devotional today. I am sure so many women can relate, we are so hard on ourselves.
I myself have so much self doubt, I beat myself up over things daily, why? Not sure, but I love the idea of remembering to focus on what God thinks of me, not what I think of myself. Time to write post-its around the house with reminders of how He feels about me!
He’s been nudging me to do something that’s totally out of my comfort zone, but with time and prayer I know he’ll show me His way if I let Him!
I have alot of work to do, but with God’s guidence it can be done!
Thankyou for this!
Thanks so much, Renee. I needed these reminders this morning. As soon as I woke this morning, the doubts and insecurities flooded in. I realize now the trigger was a dream I had about a “friend” who deserted me when I needed her the most. She didn’t believe me when I told her I was abused by a minister. After we left that denomination, we were treated by many as lost and going to hell. So all these thoughts are overwhelming me this morning… Thank you so much for reminding me that GOD IS FOR ME! Jesus is a Friend Who always understands me and will never desert me. The devil can be so strong, but Jesus is infinitely stronger! Thanks also for the print-out of “Triggers and Truths.” I love those printables. They really help me to remind myself of God’s indisputable Truths.
Wow…I just found this website yesterday and I thank God for the
message. I am at one of the lowest points if my life and really need Gods
guidance daily. Discouraged and dismayed over how my past has so negatively affected my present and future. I have been asking God to help help me fix my eyes on Him. Asking God to help me trust and believe that He still has a purpose for my life though I have seemingly messed up at every point. God, I think, wants me to believe He will make a way even when it seems impossible. This message I think is a confirmation God is with me even now. Thank you so much.
I had a rough marriage in the beginning. He had affairs. That truely zaps all confidence. When we finally got everything straight in our marriage he wanted to help me get past all of it. I knew that what he had taken from me he could not give back. Trust had to be earned but, I needed my confidence back my belief in me. The knowledge that I am worth more. I knew that only God could give me that back. It took 3 years before I felt like I was whole and worthy again. My focus had to be on God and everything else fell into place. He has honored my marriage and my husband and I just celebrated 24 yrs of marriage which we did not think we would make. With God all is possible. Satan is always trying to get at my confidence as he knows it is a weak point but I will forever always look and pray to God for he is my strength.
This is exactly what i needed to hear today. thank you for your powerful words of wisdom.
Its going to take time, but I pray eventually I can become the person God intended for me to be.
Proverbs 31 website helps me to be that person! God Bless!
I recently lost my job and my Mom passed away 2 weeks later. I decided that rather than look for work, I will spend one year to try to become a writer, which is my longtime dream. But I feel paralyzed! Voices in my head say, “Why do you think YOU’RE a writer?” and “What do YOU have to say to others?”, especially about my topic of Women Making Strides and being a leader in your own life. I get distracted with social media and daily tasks and pretty soon, the day is gone and I’ve achieved nothing. It’s those negative voices holding me back. I will post and read your “Truths you can lead toward” when I feel doubtful. Thank you.
I thank God for his word this morning. I read the daily devotional every morning before starting off my day. But today I felt the Lord speak to me directly. I thank God for women like you. Your daily devotions have helped me so much. Thank you ladies! May the Lord Bless you!! 🙂
I am just amazed at how God has been putting information for me from some very unexpected places. I am getting ready to make a very big life changing choice and I am scared and totally feeling that I am not worthy and inadequate. Thank you for the timliness of your message.
My insecurities lie in not being enough for the Lord, for my children, for my mom, for my friends, for myself. This week a challenge/falling out with friends in my life has caused insecurity to dig in deeper and I’m struggling to not let it take root and be drug down by the negativity of others. I have spent a lot of time in conversation with God. I have not given up on myself, on prayer, on life and I will not. I know the Lord is growing me through this challenge.
I have been self doubting a lot… I thought I knew who I was and what I was supposed to do for God but everything changed and now I am struggling to find sucurity and trust in God. The uncertainty of the future and worries consume me. I need to seek God more…
Dear Renee,
Reading through the above comments, I see that I am not alone. So often I think we, as women, feel all alone. I stayed at home and raised my children in a culture that seems to shout to women,” Work, Work, Work ! and you will feel worthwhile !” Well, any of you who have chosen the very Godly and demanding job of being a stay-at-home mother, can surely attest that it is indeed WORK !!! In my community, there were very few of us and I felt very much alone. Then, to add insult to injury, my husband and I chose to homeschool. I think the alone-ness I felt possibly tripled then as there were even less of us than stay-at-home moms. I wondered often, if my children were indeed getting a good education, were there any holes in our curriculum, will I be capable of teaching high school subjects, etc., etc. And, when you feel alone, you feel sad, possibly a bit depressed, and your confidence definitely waivers. Also, just trying to be a Godly mother can shake one’s confidence no matter if you spend your days with your kids or out in the work force. So, I wondered if God really was looking out for me. And, as a one income family, we struggled. And, even though we tithed, and gave to the hungry, participated in fundraising efforts for the least of these…we still struggled causing me to question if God really is taking care of me ?? However, through the years I have felt extremely blessed to have this amazing opportunity to teach my children Godly principles, share this beautiful world with them, mix and mingle with all types of people, and have real hands on learning. I would definitely do it all over again even though in those first few years family and friends felt it necessary to comment and question, ” Why ?”
And, in my personal faith journey, I find myself not very confident that I am behaving Godly enough…I lose my patience, I raise my voice, I internally judge others, I sometimes struggle to forgive, and the list goes on and on. Yet, I call myself a Christian woman. And, even though I attend worship services, volunteer on church committees, give to others, give extra when our church is in need, I don’t always see what God is doing in my life. I know that some of this lack of confidence stems from missing days reading God’s word which only fuels the whole confidence issue causing me to feel less than passionate when I pray, less thankful, less able to battle the foe with Biblical wisdom. So, I would love to win a copy of “A Confident Heart” to glean Godly wisdom and perhaps pass on to another sister in need. Thank you, Renee for your inspiring ministry and this opportunity !!! May God bless you and your family !
I struggle with worthiness and self doubt. I know I should not. I know that I am completely loved by God and that He forgives my sins. It just seems that I allow the devil to bring up old sins to create guilt and then when I fall and sin again, the devil says “see you are so unworthy”. Thank you for your encouraging words and I know that God will continue to help me beat this self doubt.
This is such perfect timing! It’s a word in due season. This is my first time to renee’s site and I am praising God for this insight. I have allowed the self doubt to become a stronghold of fearful torment and evil forebodings of worst case scenarios. Thank you for helping to unveil my eyes that Satan is a bully and he is shooting these flaming darts of doubt, condemnation, fear, and evil forebodings. Instead of fighting back II’ve been allowing these vivid negative “movie.type scenarios ” to flood my thioughts. Now I need to learn WHAT to do. Help.
As soon as you spoke of Twila Paris, I KNEW the song you were going to refer to. That is my “go to” song when discouraged. Thank you for the reminder…this Summer has not been an easy one :).
WOW!
Were you standing beside me all day on Tuesday this week? God knew I really needed this message of hope. I was having one of those no-good-very-bad days and thankfully, was uplifted by the grace of my Godly girlfriends who reminded me of my amazing self-worth and that I AM one of God’s precious creations. I am guilty of comparision and letting it affect my spirit. Hopefully, with the help of your messages, I can refocus and remember why God blessed me with great talents so I can further His kingdom!
Thanks for sharing your heart with all of us!
Thank you for talking about all the things we have running through our heads that may not be our thoughts. We need to take captive every thought!!!!
I love the triggers and truths printable! This is a great help to me!
I contemplated not sharing my thoughts because I told myself I wouldn’t win anyway. And then it hit me – this is exactly what I need to stop doing. So I asked God for a FM moment and here I am sharing my thoughts! God is good! Things have never been “easy” for me and I can remember as I was growing up always wanting what others had. As I helped my own children grow through this same process, I learned that I am fortunate in many ways. I do still struggle with my life’s hard knocks and I have learned to rely on God and to be patient for He provides all things in His time. If it is His plan for me to win, I think I will benefit from the book teaching me new ways to remember that He is good and always in control.
Thank you for a great ministry!
As a mom of two teenagers – 1 freshman in high school and 1 freshman going to college, I struggle with fear, doubt and insecurity especially now that they are making decisions on their own and I am not in control. So then I feel like I am not needed or loved by them because from teenagers perspective “we don’t know anything”. And then when they do continue to make mistakes then I feel like I didn’t do a very good job teaching them as a mom. Parenting is so hard. But thanks for your encouraging words through your video. I would really like to look more into the book and see if this is something my accountability group would like to study or I am even praying/considereing starting a Bible study group with other teachers and assistants at the school I work at.
This message was perfect for my day today, thank you! I recently started a new position in a college ministry setting. It is my first real job out of college and not something I ever thought I would be qualified for. The woman who had the job before me was perfect for the position and I’m constantly comparing myself to her and seeing my weaknesses. It’s been a real struggle to remind myself that this job is part of God’s plan for me and I just need to let him work through me. This morning was especially difficult as I was feeling uncertain and insecure about other things, and your devotion was (and always is) a wonderful blessing and extremely relevant. Thank you and praise the Lord!
Thank you Renee-
Between your devotional today and Lyssa yesterday, I know I’m being called to deal with the issue of two bullies in our small church. The sad thing is everyone in the church knows how these two men are but does nothing to stop them. The people who become completely fed up leave. Or refuse to volunteer for anything. These men are on our consistory now and are making people’s lives misirible.
The last person they turned their attention to was me and I’ve spent the last week praying for these men and our church. Praying I overcome my natural fear of confrontation and that God will bring me the confidence I’ll need to address this issue with the church (who I feel should be confronted first) and then thes two men. I pray everyone sees I’m not acting out of hurt feelings but love for the congregation
I often am filled with self-doubt and worth. I try hard to be a good christian, wife, mother, and friend. As a friend, I am a good listener, but I doubt that what I say concerning God will be come out correctly and be accepted. As a mom, I am striving to be a better listener, but feel alone and that I’m saying all the wrong things. As a wife, I struggle daily with the need to please him by being the “good little wife” and the “let’s get real… I am a person and I want a life, TOO!”. As a christian, my thoughts & words are not living up to want them to be (for Christ). I do not spend enough time in the word or in prayer.
Your words are sounding on me! I am blessed and thankful for so many things, but I definitely struggle with many AM messages! I need help with the FM messages!!!
Thank for your message today! I will contine for God’s strength!
There is no secret to have confidence in Christ; it’s exactly as you shared that we need to replace the lies we believe with the truth of God’s word. What I find difficult is identifying the lies that I believe… the root or core of what makes me feel insecure. I pray that one day I will come to the place where I will more easily identify the thought “in the moment” and have His truth hidden in my heart to replace it immediately so that I can shine for His glory! Thanks for your encouragement!
I had a huge episode yesterday where the devil was really attacking me. My huband and I are bringing our marriage back together after an affair. We are doing really well. But I have times when the devil gets to me and says I am not as good as the other woman, or not as beautiful, or not as thin, and he completely takes my confidence away. In times like those, I need to just pray to God. I need my confidence to be from the Lord.
I would love to receive this book. I have always struggled with self esteem issues and am my own worst enemy. My friend is doing this book as an online bible study and has really grown. She encouraged me to consider it as well. Due to the horrible financial status of my state I continue to get laid off from work as a social worker because I lack senority. My employers praise my work, but regretfully I have been let go from 3 positions in as many years when social service budgets are cut. It is so hard to hold onto my belief in myself when I continue to find myself unemployed because I was the last person hired. Some days I just want to bury my head in the sand and say forget it!!! But, I know God designed me to help others and He is for me.
Self doubt is a constant companion even though I have overcome many obstacles in my life. It is by looking back at the times that God has lead, guided, provided, and carried me that I find my confidence to move forward in unfamiliar areas. However, it is a constant battle but the word of God is a wonderful resource when we are down.
Wow Renee! Loved the comment of Think-Feel-Live. How often do we allow those feelings to control us in how we react and what we do? But from what you said that it starts with our thoughts made sense. So many times you hear – you can let your feelings control you – but knowing where they stem from gives a target on how to conquer them. I could never seem to control my emotions – thanks to so much around me and in me, but I can control thoughts with God’s truth. Thanks so much!
This is just in time….I recently graduated college and I am now on the job hunt. I have applied at a school for a teaching position but have not heard anything yet. I am nervous about getting a job because I am afraid I will fail. I have always been afraid of failure. It has kept me from doing a lot of things in my life. I didn’t even go to college until I was 24 because I was afraid I would fail and not be able to finish. Then it took me 9 years to finish. I live with a lot of self doubt. I am always comparing myself to other moms thinking they have it together and I can’t figure out why I can’t have it together. I try to over come these moments of doubt but I don’t know if I will ever be rid of them.
I am reading your book (kindle edition) and am so blessed by it. I think this would be a wonderful bible study to do with high school girls.
Doubt beats me up everyday, as I have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and my world is filled with doubt and worry. On top of this, I let OCD define me instead of God, I let it define my days, my choices, my relationships. I have so wanted to read your book “A Confident Heart” because I haven’t really had one for a long time. On the surface I may appear somewhat confident, but underneath I don’t feel good enough to maintain certain friendships or try new ones, to be a confident mother, to be a loving, strong wife, etc. My OCD has had many negative outcomes that I have let define me. I want to recapture what God wants for me and have purposeful living. I am tired of fearing the battles of each day. I want confidence again.
My friends and family constantly come to me for help, support and advice. They all seem to think that I am qualified and able to help them with whatever their struggles are at the time. I pray and trust God to give me words to speak to them that will help them through whatever the problem is at that time. Afterwards and even sometimes during the talks, I feel so inadequate to help them and then start second guessing what I said or told them. I have gone through so much in my life and I know that God wants to use these things to help others, but I just do not trust myself or believe in myself. I want to please God and help others so desperately but I battle with inadequacy.
Your post this morning reminded me that if God calls me to do something it doesn’t matter what I think about myself because He is wanting to use me. I just have to trust Him and not lean on my own understanding.
Oh reading thru the commets makes my heart ache for how much heart ache there is out there. Boy what our world would have been like if sin never entered. But praise God we can experience it if we only put our trust in Jesus. My whole life I have dealt with self doubt l, my biggest obstacle is with my self image. I feel so restricted in the things I do cuz of my weight. I feel it’s become an idol cuz I think on it so often, there have been times it has been so paralizing. I know all the places my doubts come from but boy is hare to overcome.
Yesterday, I attended the funeral of a family friend. In the midst of the sermon I found myself listening to the preacher declare how this woman’s life was a great example of Christ. He spoke about her servitude and her heart for children. He displayed her tattered bible and talked about her confidence as a Christian. At a time when I should have been rejoicing over the positive things that this individual had done I was sitting there in the pew comparing myself to her. I questioned my actions and wondered if I were the subject of this preachers sermon would he be able to speak that highly of my life? It is amazing how our Father can use the life of others to help us put ours in perspective. You see, I’m a mother to a beautiful and healthy 11 month old. I thank God daily for my daughter and for my marriage, but I often question whether I can do this. I question whether or not I will be able to be an excellent wife and a godly role model to my daughter. I’m also a public school teacher. I ask God daily to let me be an example to my 8th graders, but it’s not always an easy job.
I know that Satan is the originator of my doubts and sometimes it is easy to forget that. Just like Gideon, I doubt sometimes that I will be able to live up to all that God wants me to be. Thank you for reminding me that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I know that I am wonderfully made and that God will use me to further his kingdom. In this journey we call life, it’s nice to hear about other Christians who face the same doubts and how they overcame their fears by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you for sharing this message with me today. These little pearls of wisdom all contribute to helping me build my confidence and live a life that is pleasing to our Father in heaven.
Thank you Renee-
Between your devotional today and Lyssa yesterday, I know I’m being called to deal with the issue of two bullies in our small church. The sad thing is everyone in the church knows how these two men are but does nothing to stop them. The people who become completely fed up leave. Or refuse to volunteer for anything. These men are on our consistory now and are making people’s lives misirible.
The last person they turned their attention to was me and I’ve spent the last week praying for these men and our church. Praying I overcome my natural fear of confrontation and that God will bring me the confidence I’ll need to address this issue with the church (who I feel should be confronted first) and then thes two men.
Thanks for your words of encouragement. Lately I’ve been struggling with doubt and anxiety in the relationships that I have. I know that my relationship with the Lord is the most important one, and I need to shift my focus back on Christ, not only daily, but every moment.
Your analogy of AM/FM radio vs. AM/FM thoughts is great. Thanks for sharing that mental tool.
Blessings
Reading this today was a gift in the right time of my life. I’ve struggled 40 years and I was giving up. Now this is giving me hope.
This wad exactly the message I needed to hear today. Stress with work has been wearing me down to unbelievably low levels. I’ll make a conscious effort to work thru those AM thoughts today and in the days to cone. Thanks for the message of hope today 🙂
I have struggled with confidence for the past few years. After a giant trial came my way that included close people – I have felt defeated, not good enough and unable to compete in life. My husband and I are in the ministry which has made it harder to heal. Satan makes sure to keep you secluded when you are in the ministry, no true friends, no one that you can go to that will not judge. The struggle of my kids getting older, having to be the example to others we minister too and daily life – somedays seem impossible. Deep in my heart I know God hears me and loves me. But it always seems the negative is way louder than the positive. I will be sure to check out your book and continue on this road to healing. Thank you for your words! Keep encouraging others – we all need to hear this!
Thank you for today devotion in Proverbs 31 ministries “When Doubt Won’t Go Away”. It spoke to me on my current situation where I always feel inconfident, insufficient, incapable of doing the task that have been entrusted to me. Often, I have compared myself with my colleagues as well and that made me feel even more “small” in many ways. It really discourages me and I know I need to focus and rely on the Lord and HIS Holy Spirit to get me out of here. I am very interested in your message and would like to see/read the book “Confident Heart”. I feel God has been spoken to me through today devotion from Proverbs 31. I want to journey in God’s confident and heal from this feeling insufficient. Thank you and may God bless you.
Insecurity is something I have dealt with my whole life. My prayer is that I don’t pass it along to my teenage daughter & can teach her to not listen to the lies of satan. Thank you for your devotion today!
I have always dealt w/ negative self image issues & never thought I was good enough for whatever. I realize that I need to view myself as God does! Thanks for your insight Renee.
Everything about your message resonated with me today. Self doubt has been front and center my whole life. Two triggers are my own perfectionist tendencies — something that resulted from growing up as a child in a home where “being the best” was expected, and then as a teenager, losing the parent that expected that to sudden death. For the nextt 30 years, I continued to try to measure up to those expectations. Then, four years ago, when my ex-husband and tthe father of my three children chose to leave us, all my feelings of inadequacy and abandonment were magnified and couldn’t be ignored anymore.
I love your analogy of a radio with two stations. I like to think of the FM station as one that comes in clear and positive, and an AM station as one that contains lots of static and is unpleasant to listent too. I imagine physically turning off the AM station broadcasting the negative thoughts of self-doubt and switching on the FM station containing God’s clear message of acceptance, strength and love. Thank you for giving me such a powerful image to focus in on God’s love For Me!