Today, I have a gift I want to give you. I’s a gift EVERY WOMAN NEEDS! And it’s tucked inside this short video. I recorded it last week for a friend’s Christmas give-away, but after I finished it, I just knew God wanted me to give it to you too! So, instead of reading about it, please click the arrow below so I can tell you about it.
I’ve got a question and a give-away for you, but first here are some things I want to share::
Printable Christmas Prayer
For those hopping over from my P31 devotion today, welcome! That story I share in the video is the year that led to the writing of my Christmas prayer. If you’d like to receive a FREE printable version of it, please enter your email in the box below and click signup.You’ll receive an email within 24 hours that include links to download the prayer as a printable 4×6, 5×7 or 8×10 you can frame for yourself and give as gifts.
Confident Heart Online Study
I also want to invite you to join me and women from all over who will gather here beginning January 16th to read through my book, A Confident Heart. We’ll walk through each chapter together and discover how we can overcome self-doubts and strong or even subtle insecurity by learning how to to live in THE security of God’s promises! I’m so excited about all God’s laying on my heart for our study, and I’d love for you to be part of this special community where we’ll share encouragement, prayers and stories of all that God is doing in and through us!
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Enter Today’s Give-away
How you are going to give yourself grace this Christmas? I’ll share my answer in the comments below. You can share yours and any other thoughts you have about video message or the topic of my devotion and you’ll be entered to win this gift pak just in time for Christmas:
- Copies of my book (for you & two friends)
- 3 Sets of Confident Heart conference calls (optional)
- $10 Starbucks gift card
- Godiva Chocolate Bar
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Thank you for that prayer! I am going to use it for one of my Christmas gatherings with friends!
I am giving myself grace this Christmas by not getting caught up in all the craziness. No cards, no lights outside. a few years ago we started the three gifts. It was the best decision ever. I want my children to always remember what Christmas is all about and its not in the gifts.
It’s been a very difficult year for our family. We are going into a bad year because of something horrible that happened . I appreciated and needed this so much.
Merry Christmas!!
Shared the link on Facebook. Great video Renee,thank you!
** I adopted a dog,not a dig! Haha 🙂
I remember the day my husband said to me,”you have such high expectations and then you always get disappointed.”, well I was mad,and hurt….until I thought about it. Then it all made sense. I had played out scenarios of holidays,birthdays,and even normal days,to the point of what others would say and do,and when that didn’t happen I was indeed..disappointed. Hmmm, I guess he was right. And who knew I was trying to insert my will into God’s plans all along, I bet He laughed at me and shook His head. I am ever so grateful for God’s gift of grace. So much so that I adopted a dig from the shelter and named her Amazing Grace, and let me tell you,she sheds her grace on thee and everywhere! To all my sisters in Christ,have a very merry and blessed Christmas,all the while remembering that we are not the author of our lives,and to let the script be written by our Father.
Renee thank you for you obedience and sharing with all of us your walk with God. I look forward to reading, meditating on your material and the other ladies of P31. The readings are always on time for me.
The Christmas Prayer is what I need. I, too, am basking in God grace. Thank you for your unselfish commitment to share with us.
I am giving myself grace by not beating myself up if the kitchen is still a wreck when I got to bed, because I’m so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open. The laundry should have been done, but instead I was chasing after two little ones under the age of 3. I want to take more time for me, and not feeling guilty that there was one more thing on the list that just had to get done before the lights get turned out. I want to give my husband more credit and appreciation that I give him already because he has done so much for us in more ways that I can imagine.
I have really tried not to get caught up in the commercial aspect of Christmas and really encourage my family to do the same. Several around me dread Christmas because of the wordly view but I have really been trying to encourage them to remember why we celebrate Christmas. My grace to me is to slow down. I do pretty good until I forget to say no occassionally. Thank you for sharing your story with us. Another reminder to remember that every detail does not have to be done. We have to remember to focus on what is important and that is Christ’s birth.
Renee, Hi!enjoyed seeing your christmas video. I woukd like to give myself grace by making it through christmas with out getting too stressed and trying to stay calm through it all.I am very determined to get your book.
Thank you so much for this message. It spoke to me so much. I think as a women we feel we need to take care or everyone and everything, but we forget ourselves and we get our focus off of Jesus,
I have not allowed myself grace this season, and my world has been crumbling around me the last few days. I opened up my email and clicked on the link to this page and while listening to you I reaized that I need to accept the grace that God is so willing to give to me. I am going to try and see myself in the same light that he sees me in. Trying to remember that I am fearfullyl and wonderfully made, and that I was made for his glory and not to please those around me but to please God and his kingdom. I had a friend tell me today that I am very distorted in the way that I see myself and that i need to stop and let those negative, doubting thoughts leave and let the love and blessings God be mine. Listening to that video was a great reminder of the Grace that i need to allow myself, thank you.
Renee you are a precious gift from God and this message came at God’s perfect timing. I am home sick and panicking because Friday is my work Christmas lunch and then my Bible Study’s Christmas party is Friday night but God needs me to rest, to sleep soundly and be strong to serve and love him. I shared this on Facebook with a specific friend who I know needs this message! Thank you God for your Grace and not giving us what we deserve but washing us clean and loving us no matter what!
This is probably one of the hardest years for me, for my husband lost a great job in July and one of my sons is in rehab for being a her ion addict. I believe God took me to your website today ( I have never known of) to remind me what Christmas is truly about, and that He is giving me the Grace to be happy, and thankful and to have peace in His Presence everyday…He also fills my heart with so much Hope for my husband, my family and that He will heal my son.. Thank u for your words of encouragement..I will definitley make your website part of my daily readings of Jesus.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Shared this on my facebook page too. Would love to win this for my sisters. I have the book but I know they too would benifit from it! Thanks so much!
I want to thankyou for this reminder. I heard you speak in Ohio @ a womens day away and been so blessed by your message! It’s always been a struggle for me to see my self worth in Gods eyes and has effected many areas of my life because of it. Really trying to slow down and enjoy my 3 children and husband this year and not worrying if everything is not perfect. Keep speaking out, because I know its a huge struggle for so many!
My grace for myself is in giving inexpensive gifts to a couple that have everything but don’t typically want what we can afford to give……this year, their gift is personal and lovingly put together and is now in God’s hands as to how they will react.
Thank you for your message! I am giving myself Grace this year by allowing God to meet me where I am for a change. I have always worried about getting the right gifts, spending enough money, getting cards out, decorations up and the list goes on. Even worse, year after year it feel like my family is being swallowed up by the commercialness of Christmas. This year, I decided that it will get done when it gets done. Yes we have a tree up (finally) and some decorations around the house, but no lights this year. God put on my heart that it’s ok not to compete with the Jones’s! As for the commercialism, my kids have decided to make some presents rather than buy them. We are raising them to be Christ-centered so we talk a lot about what Christmas really means and how we might be able to serve others rather than satisfy ourselves. Thank you for your ministry!
This is hard to do, but so important, isn’t it? Thank you for sharing with us. I am trying to slow down this Christmas, let go of the stress, and instead focus on my family.
I decided for Chirstmas that we as a family would be showing Grace and God’s love to a family that was has fallen into a dark and hard time…. we only bought gifts for that this family and bought TONS!!! We included a family devotional, bibles for everyone and a sign like yours “GRACE” with a copy of a book that has helped me with showing GRACE and Mercy. Although, I am not doing something to show myself Grace and I thought they could use more love this Christmas so they could have a God-filled Chirstmas.
I am giving myself grace to not think that the house has to be perfect before my company arrives. Now if my husband would give himself grace in that area. 🙂