“If we want to live beyond the shadow of our doubts, we need to position our thoughts and our hearts to dwell in the shadow of the cross, each and every day.” A Confident Heart, Chpt 11
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20)
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Every time doubt threatens to cast a shadow over our hearts, let’s run back to Jesus, turn toward the Light of His Truth, and stand in the shadow of the Cross. In the shadow of the Cross – everything changes:
When you feel inadequate, God says: You are CHOSEN.
“‘You are my witnesses,’ declares the Lord, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he’” (Isa. 43:10).
When you feel afraid, God says: You are REDEEMED.
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine” (Isa. 43:1).
When you feel unloved, God says: You are LOVED.
“You are precious and honored in my sight, and . . . I love you” (Isa. 43:4).
When you feel forgotten, God says: You are REMEMBERED.
“See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands” (Isa. 49:16).
When you feel insecure, God says: You are SECURE.
“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders” (Deut. 33:12).
When you feel unable or unstable, God says: You are ABLE.
“The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights” (Hab. 3:19).
When you feel worthless, God says: You are CALLED.
“Youare a chosen [woman], a royal [priest], a holy [daughter], God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light” (1 Pet. 2:9).
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I’d love to know which of these promises speaks most to your heart today – and if you’re feeling brave – why does it resonate with you? Also, for those in my online study…what are some thoughts or verses you’ve underlined in Chapter 11? Are there certain things that you want to remember?
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Thank you, Renee, for this book. I needed it so much. I usually don’t write in my books so that I can pass them on to others who may need them. But this one, I marked it all up. This one, I need to keep so I can remind myself again and again of the lessons I have learned through it. If I had to only choose one, I would say chapter six really made the biggest impact. I left that chapter with a profound sadness. If a friend, or one of my daughters believed what I did about myself, it would utterly break my heart and I would rapidly refute those lies. And yet, here I have lived with them my whole life. And no matter what God has done thus far in my life, I still believed those lies in my heart. It made me so sad. Oh how my Father’s heart must have broken when he looked at me… yet he couldn’t force me to see truth and heal. I hope and pray that I will not believe them again, that I will refute the lies with truth when they come into my thoughts. It is so hard to break lifelong patterns though… I fear sliding back into those thoughts. But He won’t give up on me. He won’t leave me if I do. He will continue to fight for my heart and my healing. I will not be forgotten. I am chosen, I am sought, I am LOVED. Thank you for allowing God to use your life and write your story for his glory!