Our word for Chapter 6 is HIS
Download and print a PDF file or in a MSWord file. Post it everywhere so you can remember YOU ARE a HIS – He has redeemed you and called you by name. You belong to HIM!
God’s promise for this week:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!” Isaiah 43:1b (NAS)
Do you ever feel inadequate and insecure? We have an enemy who is good at getting us to believe we’re not good enough and don’t have what it takes to be used by God. But we don’t have to let him trash us the way he does! Today we’ve got another IMPORTANT video message you don’t want to miss! It is one of my favorites!!
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Today’s Assignments: Print and post your Chapter 6 word and verse. Pray our Chapter 6 prayer and start {or continue} reading chapter 6.
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thank you. I love so very much that you give us scripture to use on our own, and teach us how to use it. Praying the Word is so powerful!!! It is trully putting feet to our prayers. there is power in the Word!!
Thank you so much for this chapter and for the video! I am taking note of the “when doubt comes against me” portions of this chapter – such good thoughts and verses!
I especially like what you said at the end of the video, as I struggle with security and with anxiety. “I will not throw away my confidence, I will persevere, so that when I do the will of God, I will receive what He has promised.” Amen!
Thank you Renee for your video it felt personal. I am working on recognizing my negative thoughts that leave me feeling not good enough. I also printed your “Don’t Throw Away Printables” to refer to when doubt first enters my thoughts.
Throwing away all my insecurities, and asking God to take this from me. Healing is a process, and I am willing to give it all to God so I can live. What a good idea, and I will share this with my love one’s. Thanks again Renee.
Unemployed women
Grace & Peace Renee
As I began to read chapter 6 I felt sad, and than happy that every thing turn out happy for you.
As I mentioned I never got married, but I did get engaged once. He had lot’s of insecurities, and didn’t have a
father figure. I never wanted marriage, because I based on my parents failed marriage. I said to myself is that’s what marriage supposed to be like I didn’t want any part of marriage. Than I started to read the bible, and realized what God said about marriage. Then I meet someone else, I felt in love with a Christian man, I wanted him to ask me to be his wife. wife. That didn’t happen, he wanted us to remained being together without commitment. He was hurt by his first love, so he had trust issues. I asked God why me, and what’s wrong with me that I keep attracting the same men. Taking about shadow of doubt, when it comes to falling in love, I have giving that up. I feel I only going get hurt again, I don’t know what to look for, and my trust in judgment is very low. I also have other issues like, I’m to fat, and whose going to want employed woman. woman I loved the idea of throwing away my fears, doubts, and worries into the trash can. For it’s taken one day at time. It’s a new beginning, and it’s feels like being born again. Renewing of your mind. So I’m asking God to help me think differently. I’m asking God to used me to do his will, so I can live in his promises. I thank
God for guiding me to this book A Confidence Heart. I thank God for you Renee, for he is using you to help us. God is good, and he loves us some much that he will never leave us, or forsake us. Thanks Lord for loving me.
Lately my doubts have been with my physical abilities. I am going through rehab and sometimes it’s hard to know how far you can physically push yourself. Also, I have a desire to do all of these other things, but I’m afraid I’ll overdo it – which is usually pretty detrimental to my rehab. God has really been blessing me spiritually and emotionally lately, and I want to praise Him for it!!!!
I am HIS!!!!!!!
Wow! This chapter made me cry but all for good reasons. I am typing one handed cause this week I am going through medical issues. The doctors think I have a pinched nerve and I have lost all feeling in my left arm accompanied by horrible headaches. Got an MRI done today now just waiting on results.
So I wanted to share a few things that God spoke to me.
Romans 8:28~ No matter what I go through God is always there. No matter if its bad with God it can be changed. You have to turn and decide your ready to get out of the pit!
2 Corinthians 1:21-22~ I have been established: He chose to give me life, he created me
I have been anointed: He died on the cross, I have been covered by his love and grace
I have been sealed: I have been anointed with His Holy Spirit and sealed from the enemy with His protection.
Thank you so much Renee for this chapter. I sat outside yesterday in the sun and just spent time listening to God and what a beautiful chapter!
Thank you for sharing what God spoke to you, Tami. I was especially struck by “You have to turn and decide you’re ready to get out of the pit!” True! One day, recently, following some negative thoughts coming, I literally turned by body and looked up and spoke of THE LIGHT! I set my attention on my King! Praise Him.
God bless you, Tami!
I am His!
Renee,
I never tire of your teachings! I pulled out my wallet and found the promise that I received at the Compel Conference…..”Beautiful…”You are a crown of spendor in the Lord’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God.” Isaiah 62:3.
Thanks for saying “yes” to God and being a difference maker for his kingdom and for my heart.
Love ya,
Donna
That was a great video. Just trying to really grasp Gods love for me is hard. I am working on that and hopefully eventually i will be free of it but renee that video was very encouraging.
Each chapter continues to speak directly to me. It’s like reminding me of what I already know but didn’t really believe wholeheartedly. A light bulb has went off and I’m thinking, “Wow, I get it!” Thank you Renee for listening to Our Lord and saying the words I need to hear. I am totally getting alot out of this study. It’s been a God send. I am praying the prayers at the end of the chapters and thinking about the words as I say them.
Chapter 6 was another life changing chapter. I have had many times when I felt “not good enough.” I felt less compared to my sister, co workers, friends, etc. I felt like I was “not as good as they are.” I highlighted “Satan intends to deceive us by getting us to take our eyes off of who we are in Christ and focus on our flaws and then spend our days figuring out how we can hide them.” This is so true!! The other day, I was having anxiety about an upcoming test in 6 weeks. I was making myself sick but after reading over chapter 5; I realized, it’s great if I pass but if I don’t, it’s ok too. I felt like a huge weight was lifted from my shoulder. Tuesday evening, we found out we have termites on the siding of our house, my tires are bald, and I need service on my car. Just when I felt like God is in control and whatever happens, happens; chaos started. I read that sentence in chapter 6 and was able to pull things together. Somehow, some way God will provide. Thank you so much for this book. I cannot thank you enough.
Renee, I thank God for you and all the Proverb 31 staff. Your book has been amazing. I enjoyed the video, and the tip on “writing down my doubts and trashing them” You are so right when you said “our minds are the battlefied”, we can’t let anyone or anything drag us down and determine what we feel… We need to remember always John 8:44 satan ia a liar!
I have written the scripture down that you included 1Peter5:8-9 which starts “keep your mind clear and be alert” will keep it in my purse. We need to keep our eyes on Jesus. We will all miss the mark, as they say, but we have a loving, gracious, merciful and forgiving Savior.
I will hang on to His word. From now on I will pray first, when I feel lead to do something, and not let someone or my mind discourage me before I even pray.
I loved the part of Gary’s story that we are all “wrecked up” and his wfie’s note “You belong to the King”–that touched my heart it was beautiful….
I love the prayers at the end of the chapters, thank you. I have my seven verses ready to go, although I just love all of them.
Excited for the next chapter.
God is in control, and I am His child…..Blessed
I don’t know if I can continue this study. I know I need it. but it hurts so much, so much of my past is being tilled and I am not handling this well. I am praying and I just can’t seem to get past everything that is being brought up. All my insecurties and feelings of worthlessness. I hurt myself a few weeks ago and have been trying to heal it on my own. I need to see a doctor, so per my husbands request, I made one for today. I have vision issues so I don’t drive. He took the day off to take me and went to help some friends before the appointment and he totally forgot about it and me. How can I feel confident when I my own husband forgets me. God help me to understand. I hurt so bad. Both emotional and physically.
Cyndi, I want you to know that we are praying for you. We are praying for one another.
Crying because you feel the pain in your heart is okay. We all are facing different struggles and are feeling the discomfort. We are all on the same ship but in different cabins. Listen to Renee’s words over and over again in her videos. Close your eyes and really listen. God has given her those words to speak to you, me and everyone listening and reading her book. It’s no accident that you are reading the book, listening to Renee in her videos or reading this post. God has a plan for you and all of us. You can be strong because God is your strength. Go back and listen to Chapter 3 video. Only God can fill the emptiness and heal your pain. God bless you.
Lord,
I thank you for Cyndi. I thank you for filling her with your boldness to be so real and so honest about how she feels. I pray Father God that you would remove those doubts in Cyndi’s heart and mind and replace them one by one with your promises. Fill Cyndi with your courage to name those doubts, write them down, throw them away and never ever pick them up again. Father God, I pray that she would truly grasp how wide, how deep, how long your love is for her. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you’ll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.
Lord, fill her with your understanding and show Cyndi how to love herself through your eyes. Make her a Believer of Psalm 139.
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.
Fill her up with yourself, your courage, your love, your grace, your mercy, your kindness, your boldness, your Truths, your discernment.
Heal her body and encourage your spirit.
In your Son’s name, the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Jesus,
I lift Cyndi up to you and pray that you will fill Cyndi with the desire to continue the study. Fill her with the courage to keep turning the pages and to allow your promises to flood her heart. Encourage Cyndi with your words, your love, your grace, your mercy.
I thank you for filling Cyndi with your boldness as she shared her thoughts and her heart with this group of women. I pray that as she moves those pages from the right to the left that she will grasp and fully understand each promise that Renee shares with her. Help her unbelief with those promises. Give her your eyes to see herself as you see her. Help her to believe your truths of Psalm 139 that she is fearfully and wonderfully made and that she was worth dying for.
I ask him (God) to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you’ll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.
God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.
Fill Cyndi with your understanding, with your grace, with your love, with your mercy, with your discernment, with your courage and with your boldness to continue to turn those pages. Replace her doubts with your promises and teach Cyndi to believe your promises. Remove those self doubts and replace with your confidence. Go before Cyndi, take her hand and lead her step by step, word by word, line by line through Renee’s book. Use Renee’s story to transform her heart of doubts to a heart full of confidence of who she is in.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Lord, thank You that in Christ Cyndi is chosen, holy, and dearly loved. Remind her again and again that she is a crown of splendor in her Lord’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of her God. Whenever someone rejects her, heal her hurting heart with the promise that You will never leave her nor forsake her. When Cyndi is tempted to find her significance and security apart from Your provision and promises, help her resist Satan’s lies and temptations and stand firm in her faith. Help her not to give up Lord.
When insecurity threatens to take her captive, help Cyndi remember that Christ has set her free, and help her refuse to be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Holy Spirit, remind Cyndi every day that such confidence as this is her through Christ—not that she is competent in herself to claim anything for herself, but her significance and ompetence comes from YOU.
She has been given fullness in Christ, who is the Head over every power and authority. May she have the courage and determination to choose to believe YOUR goodness makes her good enough! In Jesus’ powerful name I pray, Amen.
From Colossians 3:12; Isaiah 62:3; Deuteronomy 31:6; 1 Peter 5:9; Galatians 5:1; 2 Corinthians 3:4–5; Colossians 2:10.
Hi Renee
I will say Amen to what you wrote for Cyndi plus pray your prayer for all the lady’s. In Christ Love
Renee, How do I get past the negative voices that make me feel horriable? Your book WAS written for me through God. He is using you to help me however I know it is NOT really you that can help me… it is HIM. I know all of this but my mind tells me all negative things. I could be more detailed but I am an old dog and this is the FIRST time I have ever been on a blog!! I did post one earlier in order to help someone I do not even know. That is IT! I see all of the confidence for others but NONE for ME. I love to help others but the truth is I can’t even help myself. I know only God can help me but for some reason it seems I can’t let Him. If you have a word on this, I would greatly appreciate it. Again I do not know how this blog thing works but I know you do not have time to counsel me. I just thought I would give this a try because I am emotionally dying within my spirit especially when I am working so hard to believe and trust.
Michelle, I understand completely what you are saying. I am in the same situation. Others come to me and I am able to share and encourage them but the negative battle going on in my mind is tormenting.
I too don’t understand how I can help others over come their issues through showing them the scriptures and saying the right things at the right time but in my heart I can’t believe it for myself.
One thing that seems to help me a little is listening to the word through headphones (on my mobile) while I go for a walk (at least half an hour a day) or listening to sermon podcasts. If only I could do that all day everyday things would be ok.
Trying to focus on God. I know it’s hard, even during prayer times my mind can wander away from the task at hand to the negative.
Will be praying for you Michelle that both of us will learn to control those thoughts and focus on God.
Thank you Renee for showing me that I may worries are really self-doubt! I loved the video and I will be doing the exercise! I love the thought of writing down my doubts and throwing them away! I will be holding onto the truths on the Don’t Thow Away Your Confedence print off! Thank-you!
Renee, I loved your message today and Chapter 6. At first I cringed when I read the title! I got that shaky, faint feeling because this is my number one insecurity! It’s so many things I want to and want to try, but I let the spirit of fear hold me back. I doubt myself often and make the dreadful mistake of comparing myself to others. When I compare, I have to tell myself that I don’t know their backstory or maybe the hell they went through to get to where they are. I also remind myself that God is gives us a spirit of confidence, hope, and strength. Not a spirit of fear and I must preserve.
Thank you for sharing about your failed engagement. It shows you didn’t give up on love, but used that as a lesson and a stepping stone. You could have given up on the promises of God and marrying the man of you’re dreams; but you didn’t! It’s just a reminder that God takes us through things to prepare us for what is ahead. I have to remember that God never promised us easy, but it will be worth it if we hang in there! God doesn’t take us through things to give us doubt and fear, but to give us character that will sustain us in our further situations.
I will begin Chapter 6 soon but watched the video this morning. Thank you for your insight. This is exactly what I needed at this time. I just started a new job this week after being a stay-at-home mom for 10 years. My confidence so needs a boost! I loved Hebrews 10:35-36, 39. And The Don’t Throw Away your Confidence PDF will be posted in my house, in my car, at work… Thank you so much!
Praying for you Kim as you begin your new job. May God give you the strength and confidence that you need daily. Never forget that you are His.
Of course the very week that I face stronger spiritual battles for my mind, God armed me with His wisdom from Renee’s chapter 6, reminding me of all His promises and insightful wisdom!!
“…although these feelings may end up as fear or worry, their source is self-doubt.” p. 98 SO TRUE!!!
“Doubting God’s promises makes it hard to trust God’s heart.” p. 109 AMEN!
God reaffirmed it as I just opened up my Bible to the appropriate story in Mark 4 of the frantic disciples in the storm trying to wake up Jesus. He calmly replied, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” Tears.
And then I remembered the other boat scene with Peter and Jesus…the second he took his eyes off of Jesus and looked around at the fearful situation…Jesus replied, “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you DOUBT?” Matthew 14:31 So humbled.
Where is my mustard seed of faith in the sea of doubt? Taking my eyes, my mind, my heart, my thoughts off of Jesus makes me equivalent to a boat with a small hole in it…just a little bit of questioning, just a small incident, starts the process of sinking….and sinking fast. SO WHY DO I START??
Praying to have more self control and more protection with God’s word guarding my mind. There really is no other way to be strong.
Love this song!!! Thanks for sharing pillar! 🙂