Today I shared the story of how I discovered the shadow of my doubt. That day was a huge turning point for me. As I stood in my bathroom looking at the humongous shadow on my wall, I sensed God whispering to my heart: Renee, you can only see the shadow because you have turned […]
Beat Up or Built Up?
Early mornings can be the hardest for me when it comes to feelings of uncertainty and inadequacy. I think its because my guard is down when I first wake up. It’s easy to let my thoughts bombard me with mental memo of all I need to do, how much time I don’t have, how I’m […]
Don’t Throw Away Your Confidence
“So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” Hebrews 10:35-36 (NIV) Have you ever thrown away your confidence? One night I was cleaning our kitchen and found this little rubber […]
Measuring Up
Ever feel like someone is telling you that you can’t measure up? That something is wrong with you? If so, have you ever stopped to ask, “Who is saying these things? Who is causing me to doubt myself? Is it me? Is there something from my past that led me to believe this? Or is […]
When you can name what it is…
I hated feeling this way…uneasy and so uncertain. If only I knew what what was making my emotions so wobbly. If only I could name it. Then I could figure out what to do about it. One day He showed me. It was doubt. Not fear or worry, but self-doubt that made me question everything […]