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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One of my weakness is being insecure/lacking confidence, it is the one weakness I struggle with daily. I want to be bold and I want to speak out and share.
Prayers for you, Jennie!
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Ephesians 3:20-21
Be Inspired By Him,
Veronica
Renee Swope’s Ministry Team
I love to spend time with my Lord in the early morning. Always looking for devotions that will deepen my relationship with him.
I have recently come across your material in Girlfriends in God through the Bible Gateway and have been immediately touched by your content. I can’t believe that a woman of such stature in God’s eyes has the same struggles as I do. I am daily encouraged and after reading the snippet from this devotional am impressed with the depth of discussion and the scripture references to support your encouragement. Thank you.
I would love to get a copy of this devotional as it would be an awesome tool to use to minister to the young women at the rescue mission either prior to or at the end of individual or group sessions. I am a single mom & finances are tight…so any assistance in obtaining books/dvds which can be used to witness to others is helpful to me. Thank for writing such encouraging books, as I have struggled with my self conficence & insecurity…I love your prayers & verses included in your book.
I’m needing something uplifting to help drive me and remind me of Gods way and will for me. Stress at work and in daily life has weighed me down and the little things in life and my Christian values are overpowered. I think this devotion would give me what I need to lift me up and back in the right mindset to deal with my daily woes better. I have a co worker who is much like me, over worked but has a drive to be her best. I would share this with her. Maybe even do a before work devotional to prepare our thoughts for the day.
Praying for you Kari.
Blessings,
Donna
Renee Swope’s Ministry Team
Thank you. I work in the ever so changing world if public education. The demands are overwhelming and sometimes get the best of me. I pray my Christian values show in my daily actions and words tith my colleagues as well as my students and their parents.
I would like to use the book to continue to encourage myself and other young ladies in the Kingdom. I believe it is a powerful tool.
I would love to continue gaining confidence and sharing this wonderful message with friends…:) Thank you
Looking forward to reading another devotional supported by this amazing ministry Proverbs 31! Another tool to use in helping to build strength and confidence for every season in a woman’s life!!!
I would love to win this devotional! I am looking for a new book to begin the new year with! This study would be a perfect way to start my days in 2014!
I have struggled with self confidence all my life, and as a new Christian, A Confident Heart has helped so much. My Christian mentor will be moving away soon, and having a daily devotional will give me the strength to start my day with confidence.
Julie,
We are so glad A Confident Heart has been such a help to you!
Prayers to hold you and your mentor during this time of transition. He is with you!
Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9
Be Inspired,
Veronica
Renee Swope’s Ministry Team
I have not read your book, but have wanted to for some time now. I have two daughters, a 3 year old and 2 month old, and I know that you cannot teach your children what you do not have. I want my daughters to be confident in their lives and to be confident in their faith in God, but I need to be confident in my own walk with God before I can teach them to be confident in their walk with God.
Marion,
Prayers to cover and encourage you as you grow in confidence through Christ, His Word and as you overflow wisdom, confidence and love to those precious daughters!
We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders. Psalm 78:4 NLT
Be Inspired,
Veronica
Renee Swope’s Ministry Team
I believe what I will discover in this book will not only greatly enrichedme and my love ones but it will also help me to get back on track in my personal ministry. For a very long time I have been bogged down by circumstances in life. I lost my confidence to reach out and minister to another being. I believed I need to rekindle the passion and keep the water constantly flowing because there is purpose in what is happening in my life. I need others to bounch back and I am eagerly looking forward to winning a copy. Thank you and God Bless you.
This has been a very had year for my best friend and I. We have both had devastating circumstances that have turned our lives upside down. I was in a horrible car accident that has left me disabled since January 2013, and my friend has lost both her Mother and Husband to death in the same week. Faith has been weak, but we are still trying to hold on!! We soooo need encouraging words to help on our path!
I just went through the heartbreaking memory of the first year anniversary of my Mom’s death. Although I love the Lord with all my heart and soul, and believe and trust in word, the enemy has been beating me up awful bad. My Mom was a great encourager and always inspirational, a motivater and Always lifted me up. I am in the valley of financiial distress, coupled with many other afflictions. Depression and discouragement visit me more than I would like them too. I believe this book could be one of the tools God may use to save my life.God blessed me with the opportunity to go on a Women’s retreat with 109 other women from my church at The Kalahari Water Resort. I know that this is the beginning of my breakthru, and the book would help me continue the journey of being the woman that God created me to be. I despartley desire to walk in my divine purpose, and live God’s plan for me.
Praying for you as God comforts and encourages you.
Blessings,
Donna
Renee Swope’s Ministry Team
I live in Ethiopia, but will be returning to the states for a few months this winter to have a baby. I would love to go through this book with a friend while we are there, and then bring it back and use it here. Thanks for hosting such a contest!
We just moved and I don’t always have access to my laptop(and it has been acting funny lately),so having books is really helpful right now. I would love to share with my mother,as she has been losing her faith also. I am afraid I will lose her(as I did my dad years ago),without her truly knowing God. 🙁 That is incredibly sad to me! 🙁 I hope I win!
I’d like to win a New Confident Heart Devotional book for myself and my wife and other family members since we need the biblical and practical support on the transforming process of our new lives.
Thanks for God for his amazing grace!
I’d love to read these words of courage and strength from Renee. She has the ability to connect with my heart as easily as a sweet sister sharing a cup of coffee at my table! And I know I could benefit so much from developing a heart confident in the purpose God has carved out for His daughter.
But today I enter the contest with a friend in mind. I’ve been praying that I’ll be able to provide her with just the perfect encouragement she needs in this season of life. Fear, doubt, dependence and violence stands at her door. They rob her of her peace and have her questioning her belief in heaven, in Christ. Prayers please for this woman and her teen daughter who is also in pain.
Thanks for giving us this opportunity to win your Devotional book and CD! Why I would like to win, is because our women’s small group used your book “A Confident Heart” for our last study, and I know it is amazing! I am still using the truths from the book at least once a week! I know just who I would give one of the Devo books to too. 😉 The CD’s would be used for another study – the ladies would learn so many truths of the Word to ‘grow’ them in Jesus!
Blessings to you!
Susan
From reading some of the comments it seems that many of us women are in the same boat. I have the book, but like many others I have started, I haven’t finished it yet. Ugh! Then comes the feelings of inadequacy like you described in the devotional…another thing I’m not doing right. I know I have grown though over the last several years & I hope to continue to grow into what God calls me to be.