We’re celebrating the release of my NEW Confident Heart Devotional book!
- If you’re ready to live the life of faith God’s designed for you and become all He’s created you to be, this book is for you!
- If you have read the book but need daily encouragement to refresh your heart and continue in your confident heart journey, this book is for you.
- If you’re looking for a gift of enoucragement to give a friend who needs to know about God’s unfailing love and grace, this book is the perfect gift.
- If you know someone who has walked away from God, this book is for them.
Here’s a peek inside:
“I can’t do it all! I am not cut out to be a wife, a mom, a daughter, a speaker, a writer and all the other things God has called me to.” I had barely opened my eyes, yet I already felt beat up by feelings of inadequacy. My thoughts were against me, and my feelings were too. About that time, my radio alarm came on and my thoughts were interrupted by Twila Paris. With confident assurance, she sang truth to my soul, telling me it was not a time for fear, but a time for faith and determination. She challenged me not to lose my vision or be carried away by my emotions, but to hold on to all that I had hidden in my heart, and all I believed to be true. Then she reminded me of the most important truth of all: God is in control.1 As my thoughts aligned with God’s truth, my whole perspective changed. I went from feeling afraid to feeling determined, from feeling out of control to knowing God is in control.
Every day we have a choice – to either to let doubt beat us up or to let God’s truth build us up.
In the same way a radio has AM and FM frequencies, our thoughts do too. They are either AM (against me) or FM (for me) thoughts. Honestly, we are often our worst critics and have a lot of AM thoughts. And if our thoughts are against us, our feelings will be too. The next time you get feelings of inadequacy, stop and identify what you are thinking that is making you feel that way. Then compare your thoughts to God’s thoughts found in the Bible. Do they match? If not, find a promise in God’s Word to replace the lie that has filled your heart with doubt and start thinking about that promise. Even say it out loud and pray the words, asking God to make them true for you in that moment.
For instance, when doubt comes against you, telling you that you’re weak and all alone, focus on the truth that God is for you! You can be strong and courageous because the Lord your God is with you. He promises to never leave you nor forsake you. (Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV)
Then why not turn that truth into a prayer – claiming how much God is for you: God I’m so thankful You are for me. Because You are for me and with me, I can be strong and courageous in this situation. You promise You will never leave me nor forsake me. I’m choosing to think Your words that are for me instead of listening to the doubts that so easily come against me. You have full access to God’s power and His promises to live with a confident heart. But it won’t just happen because it’s possible. You have to take action! Just like I tuned into a Christian music station the night before, let’s be intentional about tuning our thoughts into God’s thoughts toward us, today and every day! Lord, help me remember today that You are with me to fight for me against my enemies of insecurity and feelings of inadequacy. In all these things, I am more than a conqueror through Him who loves me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
When I say: Everything and everyone is against me. God says: I am for you! “What, then, shall [you] say in response to these things? If God is for [you], who can be against [you]?” Romans 8:31 (NIV)
Today’s Giveaway! Leave a comment today sharing why you’d like to win a NEW Confident Heart Devotional book for you and a friend! Simply click “share your thoughts” below. You’ll be entered to win 2 devotional books, plus my new Book and DVD bundle! Entry with Purchase When you purchase “A Confident Heart Devotional” book you will be entered into our series of giveaways that include more books, DVDs, a Skype encouragement andcoaching session with me and the grand prize $200 Visa Gift Card. {EMAIL your receipt to –> [email protected] 
When you purchase “A Confident Heart Devotional” book you will also receive a link to download FREE BONUS RESOURCES – including 18 beautifully designed “When I say…God says” promise cards like this one to the left and “Confident Heart Prayer Journal” pages to download and print. After you leave a comment, scroll down to the next post to see samples. 🙂 HOW TO ENTER
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Doubt is something I have dealt with all my life. The last two years were really crippling to my confidence. When I gave up on teaching and became a stay at home mom the doubt I dealt with was almost too much to bear. I had lost my identity and was struggling to find my self worth. God laid your book a Confident Heart in my lap and it truly has helped me to move forward. There are days that confidence is truly a struggle and I know I need to strengthen my alone time with God, but lack direction. It would be a great help and guidance to me. As I have traveled down this road of doubt and self consciousness I have met other women like me and have shared your wisdom and guidance from it. I am blessed to teach a small group of young women who will also benefit from your message. The devotional would be a great resource for me and the second one would give me the opportunity to seek out an accountability partner to walk down this road with me. The book and DVD bundle would facilitate bringing your message of confidence to others through our weekly small group meetings. Thank you for the great words you have provided.
Hello Crystal,
I totally agree with you. We all need help in this area.
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Peace and Love,
Chinyere
This is what I as many women struggle with on a daily basis. The struggles of ” Am I good enough to keep my husband’s eyes on me”, ” Do they like me”, and the many other struggles that many face. I daily ask for God’s help in my struggle areas, but I seem to fail offten. I desperatley need guidance and help in overcoming my fears and doubts and let’s not forget my uglies( that’s what I call it when I fail).
Life can be overwhelming with responsibilities at work, home, kids’ school and church. I get down on myself for not being able to do it all… This book sounds like just the tool to guide me to God’s grace and peace when all around me seems to be “towering” over me. Thank you for the opportunity! “I’m on it!”
Confident on the outside, while the inside shouts out words…blasts from the past….childhood abuse, Failed marriage (S), lost friendships, now a caregiver to my mother…pushing forward ..feeling as if I am visibly limping, sometimes wishing someone would come by and put their arm around me and help me, carry me and lift the burdens that weigh down my heart. Haven’t wanted to open pages of a book, but this one intrigues me. It’s time for change.
GOD has not given us a spirt of fear, but of love, power and a sound mind. The enemy wants to bring a spirit of defeat in our lives through his lies. He wants to tell us that we are NOT overcomers. GOD’s Word reminds us that we are more than conquerers and able to resist and defeat the enemy. The devil has to flee when we believe and proclaim GOD’s Word. This devotional is needed! It’s a weapon in warfare for every believer and hope for both believers and non.
I have been saved for just four week and was Baptised I week ago. I am learning so much already but I heard from a friend that this is one book I HAVE to own. Can’t wait to read it!!
Looking forward to receiving this book; been having a difficult time lately and I’m hoping this will offer me some guidance and security in my relationship with Christ…
I am participating in the Proverbs 31 OBS and have purchased “A Confident Heart” book for my kindle app. I am really enjoying this book and would like the new devotional book for myself and to share with family and friends because we all need a confident heart! God Bless You for the work that you do through your ministry!!!
I would love to get this devotional, it sounds inspiring and I need something to get me back on a daily schedule in the Word.
Loving the book so far! Daily doses of A Confident Heart would be amazing!!
I am currently participating in the bible study A Confident Heart and I am amazed at how you can easily get distracted and that satan is looking at every opportunity to steal your happiness and joy to make you feel empty and not worthy! When I got to the part of the bible study that said ” you are looking at the shadow just turn back to the light and the shadow will be gone” Oh my!!!!! I was so filled with the warmth of the light a feeling that I can’t seems to find the words for! It was just that easy just face the light! I am now facing that light and I want to share that experience with everyone! Thanks you for your simple words that have such a huge impact on my life!
I am thankful for this book confident heart and the change it has made on my like.
I would love to read this and learn through Christ to have a confident heart.
I would really love to have this book. Recovering from a divorce with a passive aggressive, manipulating man, I need to regain my confidence so I do not repeat history. TY
I’d love to win The Confident Heart devotional because I need it so much in my life right now. I’m undergoing so many scary transitions and I absolutely need this encourage right now. Proverbs 31 Ministries’ daily emails are so powerful and I know this book is yet another tool I would benefit from.
I so need this book. I feel I go from crisis to crisis, white knuckling it the whole way. Many times, I excessivley worry for nothing. I need help just letting it all go to the Lord.
I have the book, but can’t afford to spend the money on the devotional, but I would be so blessed to get this. I’m tired and frustrated and searching for God’s heart towards me. I’d love to win!
I have been really enjoying A Confident Heart. I know myself and how easy it is to forget what I learn and to fall back into bad habits. This devotional for A Confident Heart would be so helpful to continue my journey of changing my heart.
I’ve been struggling with my parenting of two teenaged daughters…I think we could all benefit from this book!
I know that I probably won’t win this, but the opportunity came at the perfect time!! I’m reading “A confident heart” for the second time and I’m getting way more “meat” out of it this time. Renee is an amazing writer and mentor! I would really benefit from the daily devotional because as the mother of two small children and a full time college student, a daily dose of extra confidence is always needed. Also, I have a dear friend who’s suffering with major insecurity issues. This book would bless her in so many ways and help her to realize that no matter what, God’s love is priceless and we can be confident that he loves us no matter what our past looks like..
Blessings,
Karri
Hi
I am always on the outlook for new material to share with my Ladies Bible Study. I have some very precious and hungry women wanting to learn more on Living for Jesus and what He has to teach us.
I would be honoured to win this book as I know it would meet the needs of some if not all of my ladies.
God Bless
My heart has been broken these last 7 months and I am looking for a way to heal. I think this book would help me.
Steph,
I’m so sorry your heart is broken….remember, God loves you and only he can fill your heart. It took me a long time to fully grasp that..I’ll be praying for you!!!
I would love to read this devotional and share it with my daughter.
Please read the following to see why I would like to have this book. I feel like have been punched in the gut by God. I know He wouldn’t do any such thing, but His silence to my prayers for the past three years has impacted my faith to the point that I struggle with persevering in faith. I lost my job three years ago. I was 55-years-old at the time. I am a true believer is seeking God’s guidance in all areas of my life. I have spent the past three years praying and seeking His will, wisdom and guidance through prayer, bible study and worship. He has never let me down before in this regard, and I know He has bigger plans for me because I wait for Him. In the meantime, my financial situation has become serious. I know the gifts and talents with which He has blessed me, but I don’t how He wants me to use them. I am trying self-employment, but I need help to remain confident, strong and know there is confident freedom that God is walking with me. My day begins and ends with Him in prayer and bible study, but still His guidance and answers seem to be elusive. Your book may help see things differently.
Robin,
I felt drawn to your post…it seems as you’re doing everything “right” as far as living a Christian life, which I admire tremendously, but a verse popped in my head as I was reading your post. I’m not sure of the book, but the verse goes something like this “be still and know that I am God, I will never forsake you” I know that’s not the exact verse but, like I previously mentioned, it rang in my head as I read your post. Everything is on God’s time so maybe he’s waiting for the exact time for your business to take off or maybe he wants you to go down a different path. No matter what, with your strong faith, when you feel the pull in your gut, and listen with your heart, you’ll receive your answer. I will keep you in my prayers!!
Blessings,
Karri
I’m taking part in the on-line bible study of the book and it is providing tremendous encouragement. The devotional will be a great extension of those truths and continued encouragement.
I think this book sounds like a great way to rekindle my faith and confidence in the Lord. I was on fire for the Lord about 6 years ago, and then many trials made me stumble, and slip away. I have been trying to get close to the Lord again, but am struggling to find my way. I would like to gain encouragement and enthusiasm in my Christian walk. I know I am called to more. Thanks for the opportunity for a chance to win this book!
I continually struggle daily with feelings/thoughts of fear, anxiety,depression. I seek Gods guidance through
prayer, brothers and sisters in Christ and His word. What a blessing this devotional can be to myself and so many others, another tool in our tool kit designed and orchestrated by God. Thank you for being obedient
to His calling to reach out to the body of Christ through this devotional,DVD etc. I very much look forward to
hearing your heart beat through His which will bring so much healing.
I am a remarried mother of 3, and everyday life bogs me down daily. Dealing with my ex-husband, our 2 kids, my husband and our child, work, volunteering time at church, and trying to juggle all of this is hard, but this book and it’s lessons have helped in so many ways I could not possibly name them all! I am so thankful for these daily moments that help me remember God is with me through it all!
I would love the devotional because I am currently in the OBS and feel like Renee wrote the book for me :).
I am buying the devotional book for daily affirmation of God’s love for me, and for confidence in Him! I would love to win additional copies to share with my mom; she doesn’t know the LORD and she suffers from depression. I desperately want her to come to a saving faith in Christ and to find her identity and confidence in Him.
I could really use a confident heart right now .I seem to be confused by fear and I am not sure if God is already telling me what to do and it is right in front of me or if he is just saying wait on him .I am in a complicated situation right now and I just want to be obedient but at the same time I feel frozen .
I first learned about you (Renee Swope) on KLOVE! I looked forward to the ONE minute segments on the radio. That one minute painted my entire day with colorful encouragement! There were days where my spirit yearned for more and I anticipated the next time your encouragement was going to be streamed on KLOVE. I recently joined Proverbs 31 Ministry on line! It has been a blessing! I didn’t know you all offered so much to help us along as we run our Christian race. There are some days when my stride and pace are full of strength and other days when I struggle. Your ministry has really help boost my spirit on the days the race is rough and the toughest opponent is yourself. Its funny…I picture your ministry metaphorically as those that stand on the side lines of marathons with cups of water in their hands to help hydrate the runners while they trek through to the finish line. You guys are awesome! Thanks for your devotion to the Lord and to the lives of believers! God’s blessings to you all! Much Love! 🙂
I start each day with Proverbs 31 comments and personal prayers! Each prayer touches my heart and moves me to action!
I would love to win a copy of the new devotional. I have been starting each day for almost the past 2 years now with Jesus Calling, and though I love it, was wanting to look for a new devotional. This seems like the perfect one!
I have read the book through three times already!! It is the most awesome study I have ever been a part of!!! Thanks for the chance to win the devotional book as this will be a gift that will keep on giving to others as I help others to see their way closer to God!!
This would be awesome. I would love to share it with my MOPS group!
I’m struggling at home right now, emotionally. I’m ready for a life change and I need to do something way outside my comfort zone. I’m hoping doing something like this can help!
I need a fresh perspective and renewal in my spiritual and personal life. I think this would be the perfect focused attention I need to move in that direction.
I love this book so far! It speaks to me!!! I’m so ready to erase the doubt and fully put all my trust in God and know that he is always with me. Thank you so much for this book and I’m thrilled for the chance to win the devotional book!
Thank you!!!
So many times, I wake up with GOOD INTENTIONS. I TELL myself God loves me as I am, I can do all things, etc… I am confident inside, and then comes the test and I fail often. “I’m too afraid to teach that class at co op” ” what if I missed God hearing this or that” etc………. This sounds like a great book.
Oh my goodness….My friends and I SOOOO need to stop being so hard on ourselves! Show us how!
I am excited about the devotional and can’t wait to get my hands on it and let it speak to me. I am reading the book right now and doing the online study.
Thank you Renee for writing it is changing the loves of many.
My long distance friend and I plan to get the devotional and start off 2014 reading/studying and growing in our faith and our love for the Lord.
I have heard the book is ABSOLUTELY wonderful. I am ordering it and think the devotional will be a GREAT addition. I have struggled with overall confidence in myself my whole life. Cannot wait to dive in to this!!
Renee’s book “A Confident Heart” was an absolute life-changer for me!! I truly thought it was written just for me. I need to read it again and again. I am definitely prone to letting doubt and fear guide my thoughts and actions. I need daily reminders to trust God ~ He is able to give me victory over my fears and insecurities. I would love to have a copy of the new devotional book!! 😀
I love the book, I’m excited to read the devotional!
I am new at really developing my relationship with God. I grew up with Catholic upbringing and went thru all the rituals that many Catholic children go through but feeling like God was always so far away and never really developing a relationship with him. I spent a good portion of my life full of fear and God seemed so far away. I always felt like I was on my own and at times that was a very lonely place to be. I masked my fear, anxiety and pain with many different addictions including drugs, alcohol, food, sex and relationships but with each one could never find enough of them to fill the black hole inside my soul. I became broken beyond repair. After losing both my parents and entering into and extremely unhealthy relationship I denounced God and entered the darkest period of my life. I almost died from alcohol addiction and abuse in a relationship. One night when I thought I could go on no more I got down on my knees and asked God to help me and save me from this darkness that I had entered into. I knew I either had to surrender totally to God or die. Thus began my journey back into faith. It was baby steps and a lot of work with counselors, support groups but ultimately when I hit another emotional bottom a couple of years ago I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ and thats when the things truly started to change for me. I am a newly reborn Christian Woman. I would love to win this book to continue to establish and grow in my relationship with Jesus. Thank you!
I’d actually like to win this as a gift for a friend. She has battled low self-esteem for as long as I have known her and a series of events in the last 3 years only has added to this perception. I see this book as a tool, along with the love of Christ in her, as a possible way for her to begin overcoming her destructive low self-esteem issue. It would please me dearly to be able to give her this tool as a way to her own healing.
I get so excited when I see the daily devotional email and it’s from Renee Swope! I would LOVE to win the book!!
It would be a blessing to win this devotional – there are several women I would love to give them to in order to help them on their walk!