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
Leave a comment today and… Email a copy of your receipt to [email protected] {Contest ends midnight, November 10th. Winners will be announced on my blog Monday, November 11th.} BE SURE TO SIGN UP for EMAIL UPDATES in my sidebar —> That way you’ll know about every opportunity to enter and WIN! We have more coming!
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This sounds like an amazing chance to dig deeper and get back on track with my daily walk through God’s word.
I love the book, and I am eager to read the new devotional and share it with my “bonus daughters” (the beautiful, young women who married our sons)! Thank you for sharing this with us, Renee!
I enjoy and get a blessing from reading the devotions every day! Even when your 59 years old you are still growing in the Lord everyday and will continue until The Lord Jesus comes for us! I have a friend who is a new Christian and she struggles with confidence in The Lord I would love to share with her! Thank you! God bless!
Having started week two of the OBS with Renee’s book, I have seen the change in my life through not only Him, but through this amazing book as well. I would love to with the accompanying devotional book to assist in my journey even farther!
I have a young girl I’m mentoring that doesnt know Jesus. This would be a fantastic resource
looking for a new devotional -can hardly wait
I have experienced about a year of the wonderful life when I accepted Jesus and I spent that time basking in it and learning from others. Now, it is my turn to learn and keeping learning from the Bible…but that’s a hard one to tackle. 🙂 This book seems like a great way to start learning the messages from the Bible while integrating them into my life as a mom of young kids.
Yes! Excited for the plans of God that will unfold through you as your heart becomes confident in Him!
Blessings,
Lelia
Renee Swope’s Ministry Team
I am looking for ways to connect with God on a more intimate level and to let go of the fear I have a me control. I would love a copy of this devotional to begin my journey.
In our world today we definitely need reminded that God is for us. Thank you for your encouragement to constantly turn our thoughts toward God. I would love to share this book with my daughter who is struggling with anxiety. Blessings!
I would really like the book. I do not have a computer at home and cannot stay after work to study on the work computer. Finances are very strapped for only the basic necessities. But I do love the Encouraging devotionals each morning when I come in. More times than I can tell they have been right on target for what I needed to get thru that day. So thank you very much for each day of encouraging and teaching words from God.
My reason for entering sounds selfish: I have failed to pass a state board exam twice now, and the parts of the exam that I’m struggling with are practical portions. They require me to be confident, knowledgeable, and professional. I have discovered at 50+ that I have test anxiety for oral exams-and this from a woman who is never at a loss for words. Ironic? Perhaps. Or maybe even though I know without a doubt that God brought me to this new career, reached me in a despairing time of my life with this opportunity to help others, maybe, just maybe, I leaned too much on me and not enough on HIM.
So I’ll be picking up this devotional and using it to help me remember to lean on HIM and not my own understanding.
Anna W
That’s beautiful Anna! Once you house “A Confident Heart”, God will blow your mind at how and where He uses you! Prayer said for you sweet sister!
Blessings,
Lelia
Renee Swope’s Ministry Team
I have been moving farther and farther away from God even though I am trying to get closer. My thoughts and emotions are always beating me down (of course I let them). There is a lovely lady at my church that has been encouraging me (as she has gone thru a lot of the same emotions and pain that I have. I would love to have a book for the both of us and possibly have a study time together to reach a closeness to God that we so desire to experience.
When I thought about signing up for this study, I looked at all the material and I was thinking to myself well maybe I shouldn’t sign up for this one because I don’t have a problem with Confidence but I have so enjoyed the Prob. 31 studies so I bought the book and signed up and now I see I do have a problem with confidence this study has opened my eyes to the fact that I am a people pleaser and it is because of lack of Confidence. Thanks Renee I love the study!
I love this! God reveals things we didn’t even know needed His touch.
Blessings,
Lelia
Renee Swope’s Ministry Team
I’ve done the online study. What I find is that it so easy to forget the truth and get stuck in self doubt, again. The daily devotional would be a great way to get me jump started again. And I’d love to share it with the women in my small group as well.
This sounds like an excellent devotional and I would love to have it to open my heart to be confident. Thanks!
I don’t have either book yet. Been wanting to get them but can’t afford them right now. Everything I have read about this book is so inspiring.
I would love to win a copy for myself and a friend because I’m entering a new season of my life and want to deepen my reliance on my faith.
After being divorced for 3 years and straying from my faith, I feel God trying to lead me back to Him. I need to learn to change my doubts and negative thinking and begin to lean on my faith and God again.
I am finding myself a single mother of two terrific children but starting all over. I find myself struggling with insecurities and doubt daily. Am I doing all I can? How can I do this alone? I would love a Godly daily reminder that I am not all alone, that he is with me through each day, each minute, each second. That there is power in just his name. Thanks for the oppurtunity to enter this contest. It would be a blessing to me right now in my life.
I would love to receive this book; even just the title intrigues me. I suffer from feelings of insecurities and low self worth; I have a lot of fear that I don’t or won’t measure up to others expectations. I am a Pastor’s kid and from when I was little was always under the watchful eye of congregation and always feeling like I could not do anything and that I could not even make my own mistakes lest my father be taken to task. I have struggled all my life with fears and self doubt and most likely robbed myself of many a blessing. I am so ready for change and to find confidence.