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
Click below this post where it says “Share Your Thoughts” and do just that. Then be sure to share this post with friends (see those tell-a-friend buttons? They make it really easy). If you do, leave another comment and tell me. You’ll be entered twice! {Update: Congratulations Angel Miller (your were selected in our prayerful yet random drawing for a winner. We’ll email you details! Thank you all for entering. Be sure to sign up for email updates in the sidebar so you don’t any future give-aways!)
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Thank you so much for an inspiring look at the true meaning of Christmas! As women of god we need to share and help each other win the battle of the flesh. God’s Grace is such a wonderful gift and embracing that gift truly brings us closer to Him. I, too, tend to get caught up in the fury surrounding the holiday season. But your message warmed my heart and brought me the perspective I needed at just the right time. God Bless and Merry Christmas!
You know you should read your devotion over and over again and each time it will become so much more real and you’ll get a deeper understanding of what God shared with you to share with us. Grace is such a beautiful word that stands for motherhood and womanhood. Without it we couldn’t manage to take care of all we have to do and still take time for ourselves. Life is just to busy to stop as I’ve heard so many times and smell the roses, pray for ones that God has brought to our mind. Your terrific and so is P31.
Love you, Sharon
Even thought I was not able to follow along weekly with the group to read “A Confident Heart”, I was able to finally read the whole book. And the book was excellent. Thank you for your ministry.
The book was full of truth and very practical. I will keep this book as a reference book to go back to and recommend it to other women.
Thank you so much I needed this and do need so much with God confidence in my life!
Renae, I also shared the link on my Facebook wall…. perhaps there are others who need to hear your message of Grace and God’s presence…
Renae, I have loved reading your book, “A Confident Heart” and I enjoyed your video message about Grace..I am recuperating from surgery and have been struggling to get everything done…Thank You for reminding me Who this season is about. I would love to be able to share this book with a few friends! Thank you for writing the book and answering God’s call on your life!
It is the season to seek Grace! I think everyone gets caught up in the hustle and bustle even if you aren’t doing the big shopping thing. My sixteen year old is out for Christmas break, so I have things planned every day in the week leading to Christmas. Baking cookies and sharing them with grandparents, visiting a relative in a nursing home, work on a home cooked meal together for my husband, and just spending some quality time with family. Thing are always so fast paced, I feel the need to slow down and just spend time reflecting on the the Lord ‘s Grace and how blessed we are. Bur also doing what Jesus would do, share his Love and Grace with others. Merry Christ,
Mas and many Blessings,
Laura Hegemann
Thank you for your reminder about God’s grace. It was exactly what I needed to hear. I’ve already cut back a lot on what I normally do for Christmas (not hosting the Christmas party, not baking six types of cookies, etc..) in attempts to “simplify.” But I’ve done this without embracing God’s grace, and not surprisingly, I feel just as burdened and empty as in previous years. With nine days until Christmas, I am going to start again–try to be still in God’s presence and celebrate His amazing grace.
Thank you, Renee, for the gift of your video. It is true that we can get lost in the commercialism of the season, so I really appreciate your reminder to feel God’s grace.
I am giving myself grace by letting go of some holiday expectations and being available to more spontaneous, simple time with my little children and husband. I also need grace (and motivation) to finish up some large tasks I have started that weigh heavy on the kitchen counter 🙂
Hi, thanks for the message about grace. I sure need it and am thankful for God’s gift. We don’t have the decorations up Yet, and I am struggling with even being interested in Christmas this year. Your message helped me get better perspective.
Thank you for sharing this!! It was wonderful!! I am giving myself grace by not getting caught up in the hustle of Christmas. Taking it easy and making memories!!
Thank you Renee for this wonderful reminder… I have been wrapped up in the stress and pressure of planning and preparing for the Chirstmas season, and I have forgotten to unwrap the greatest Gift given to us that first Christmas, Jesus. Thank you for encouraging us to find rest in His presense this Christmas.
I am sending Epiphany Cards-rather than Christmas Cards….I am not decorating the whole house. The tree is up, and the kid’s Fisher Price Nativity is out (my kids are 3 and 6, so my ceramic one stays in the attic). I am not going to lament the few cobwebs when my parents and brothers come for Christmas Eve dinner 😉
I am sharing to facebook as well!
As I sit here in my home in Texas and listen to the rain fall, I am experiencing God’s Grace. We have had such a drought and I know that we do not deserve the rain, but because of His grace, love, and mercy, He is showering our land right now with rain. For me, I need His grace as I struggle with my addiction to food. Just today AFTER I downed a bag of peanut M&M’s I immediately started the verbal abuse. “How could you be so stupid”, “why do you do this when you are already so over weight”, and on and on it goes. I know that God loves me just as I am, however, I need grace to love myself. I hope to be able to join the study and with the gift of your book, I will not have an excuse, Thank you for your vulnerability as you share your own struggles with your weight. It helps when you know that others struggle. I know that I am never alone, because God walks with me, but it is easy to feel alone in this battle. Thank you for sharing your heart.
grace to simply enjoy the season and not get caught up in gifts, big meals, being every where. but to simply experience it all through my children’s eyes
You have touched my heart so much. You truly inspire me. I love love your Christmas Prayer. I plan to have grace during this Christmas season. I have had such a stressful year this year with my job going thru a merger and I didn’t even take down my Christmas tree, yes you heard correctly. I decided that I would remove that stress from myself. We had limited time to take off. I want to enjoy my family, my church, and the reason for the season. What a blessing to be able to be in the House of the Lord on Christmas morning. Renee you are a true blessing and I want to thank you for helping me get thru my day. Thank you for sharing yourself with all of us.
Your words of encouragement give me such freedom and to explore ways to experience grace without feeling bound by expectations of others and especially of myself! Your book would be such a wonderful addition to my library. God uses so many people to impact my life and you are one of them.
This year GRACE has been given to me by God through my family. I took a part time job to be closer to family and of course that meant budgets had to change. As a family we decided for the adults not to swap gifts this year. What a blessing for a family to understand and make it easier for each other. At moments it still hurts to not be able to afford to purchase gifts for everyone like we would normally, but what a blessing it is to call up a family member and be able to say come over for dinner. We talk, vent, laugh, share, and enjoy our time together!!!!!
Just watched your interview on 100 Huntley, encouraged by a dear friend who had watched it. We have decided as 4 friends to read your book as a book club study, we discovered that we all share the same insecurity because of not feeling wanted by our parents. We were never physically abused by our dads but were made to feel like we were a burden. Because of this we have a brokenness as women, trying to find our identity as 45+ women. We look forward to reading your book and sharing with other women to help them walk in freedom! Thank you for sharing your heart with the world!
Karen Friesen