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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“Confidence Boost” Giveaway:
Today I’m giving away a year’s subscription to the P31 Woman magazine and a copy of my book, “A Confident Heart” (to keep or share with a friend) along with my message “Don’t Throw Away Your Confidence” on CD and a Starbucks gift card! To enter, click “share your thoughts” below this post and let’s talk about those things that trigger your doubts and what truth God spoke to your heart today through the video message and/or my P31 devotion.
And the WINNER is…. Erin Maxwell {announced July 26, 2012}
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Wow….reading a lot of these comments really helps my perspective on all that’s going on around me. As a stay-at-home mom to 3 under 3, sometimes I lose sight of the “big picture” and focus only on my own little family and how much I feel I’m failing them miserably. I hardly speak to my own mother now and so my biggest insecurities come from believing I’ll fail my own kids in the same ways and end up with broken relationships with them as adults, as well. I would love the encouragement of knowing exactly where to go in God’s Word to point out His truth to me, and apply it to my parenting. Thank you for bravely sharing of yourself!
Just want to say THANK YOU, RENEE!! You have such a practical and powerful way that you bring God’s truths to light! I love the simplicity of your message, you help me to see that the answer is something that I can do. It comes down to a choice. You have challenged me to step up and stand up to the bully of self doubt! God has and continues to use you in a powerful way to empower people just like me. It is my deepest desire to help others see what God has shown me through your messages! Thank you, and GOD BLESS YOU!
Renee … because of your positive influence in my life, my husband and I have started counseling. We are trying to stop the cycle that Satan keeps us in pulling us apart. I can’t thank you enough for all your encouragement and powerful messages that you share. You are truly a blessing! ~ Erin
I know that all humans deal with insecurity and that satan devises perfect schemes for each one of us. I’ve been divorced for 9 years and was engaged recently to a man I’d been seeing for about 2 years. What I believe satan tried to do was have my fiance open up scars from my childhood in order to defeat me and thwart God’s plan for me. It has been very difficult, but I canceled my engagement and ended my relationship with the man I love. Because satan knows how much I desire a strong, godly man in my life, he thought his plan would work. I’m still in a lot of pain and it’s a daily struggle, but thanks be to God…”greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.” {I’m very excited about attending the She Speaks writer’s conference next week.}
I suffer from lack of confidence, and insecurity, over everything. I really want to learn how to do away with those fears and rely solely on God; on His strength and His view of me. I have a problem with thinking way to much about what others think of me. Another thing I struggle with is trying to please everyone and doing what everyone else wants me to do rather than what is best for me.
I cannot wait to read this book. Thank you!
Renee,
Thank you for these words. I really really needed to hear these truths today, to be reminded who I am and who God wants me to be.
I allowed an acquaintance to make me question my path just yesterday. I am coming to the She Speaks conference next week, and have begun writing with the A Widow’s Might team for P31. She put a seed of doubt in my heart…am I good enough? Do I have what it takes to minister to other women in similar situations and circumstances?
My self-doubt lasted a bit longer than it should have. I know that God’s plan for my children and me is marvelous. I will not let one person discourage me.
Thanks so much for giving me the tools to combat my self-doubts!
Many blessings on you and your family.
I have lived with doubts about my purpose and what I am capable of even though I know that God has been by my side in all of my endeavors. I recently read The Forgotten God by Frances Chan and this book coupled with Renee’s comments is helping me break down the barriers of self doubt and reaching out to the Holy Spirit for guidance and knowing that I am perfectly and wonderfully made! I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Thank you Renee for your added insight…..
Patti
Thank you for your comment, it touched my spirit. As I read it and some others it has reminded me
so much of God’s goodness and faithfulness. I have just left my abusive husband Tuesday, and i have been waiting on God to show me the right time this time so it be the last time. I need to go to court today for a protective order but I have been praying for peace and He has given it to me to be able to take this step.
God has lovingly given me reminders that He is with me every step of the way through my daily devotionals, friends postings on Facebook (they do not know of my situation, they are in OK and I am in AK). God does ask us to be still and listen for his voice, then when He speaks we must be willing to walk through three door He opens. Blessings
I have felt myself dragged down by paralyzing doubt in myself which I have now figured out originates from my lack in trust that I am worthy of Gods love….or ANYONES love forthat matter. Last week, my husband and I found ourselves at a new church after years of not going and God seems very excited to be working within us and our marriage. The feelings that I felt because everyone said I couldn’t do it have been muted by the steady voice of God telling me everyday that His opinion of ne is the only one that matters because He is the one who knows me completely. He made me the way I am because I am a reflection of Him and through Him all things are possible. I am so grateful that the love of God has managed to take away my doubt, guilt, and feelings of not being good enough. His hand is strong in my life and its because of websites like Proverbs31.org that I can see his message for me all day and not have to worry about what everyone else thinks of how I do things because through Christ, all things are possible and for that, I will praise Him foe eternity
Thank you for this giveaway but more importantly thank you for you insight! I just started getting the p31 daily devotions and yours was the 2nd one I had read and God is definitely speaking through your words. I have a 2 year old and since she has been born I know that my purpose is to teach her God’s love but I find it defeating that I’m no longer in the role of leadership in our church because of taking care of her. I love my daughter and my new role as mom but I feel I get left out or forgotten about which makes me feel inadequate! So thank you for allowing to see that God has a plan that is growing inside of me!
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.