I have a P31 devotion today and want to say hello and “welcome” if you found your way here through it! I’m so glad you stopped by!
I wish we could sit in a coffee shop and chat today.
I’d love to talk with you about things that are weighing you down or worries that are making you weary. They always seem to lighten when shared with a friend.
I’d tell you about the year I let my problems pile up and how all that pressure almost took me down. It’s all in chapter 9 of my book including the story about how I accidentally took my dogs medicine one morning.
In my devotion, I shared how God has been changing me and rearranging me. I also promised to share three steps to overcome worry and a practical way to physically give God your concerns! Since we can’t chat in a coffee shop today, I decided to share my heart in a short video post.
Message Notes: You can download my “Video Message Notes” in a PDF here or in a Word doc here. They include the points of my message, verses and blanks to fill in. {If you’d like to watch more FREE Confident Heart videos based on my book, click here.}
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Boy, did I need that this morning. I love this one… I am a mother of 3 teenagers and there are days I don’t wanna go home…. I now see the reason. WORRY!!! This gave me a new perspective. I love your hit home messages. Keep them coming!
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I checked my inbox this morning! I was awake most of the night worrying about a relationship God has promised to restore. I knew I was worrying & letting my emotions run rampant. Reminding myself of scriptures & singing praise hymns wasn’t working. I realized I was tired & worn out. Weary to the bone. Thanks for this devotion & your online Bible Study. I am hoping that working through Ch 9 this week will give me some much needed help.
Renee, Good morning. I opened my email this morning and there was no P31 devotional. I worried that I’d somehow discontinued them or there wouldnt be one, etc. Then your devotional showed up an hour later about worry. To say I’m good at worrying would be an understatement, not only that but I can “justify” all my worries too. Of course any worry is sin and God asks us to lay it at his feet as you spoke/wrote about today.
So the worry I have about going back to work and leaving my seven week old at home with my husband and older boys (10 and 12), the worry I have about having to be the one to financially provide for my family when all I want is to stay home with the son I’ve prayed for ten years to have, the worry I have that my husband won’t find work or keep it if he does, the worry I have for my mom as she learns to live alone after the sudden loss of my father this past Spring. . .I will strive to lay them at His feet today, tomorrow and the following days. Thank you for the reminder of His faithfulness and attentiveness to me.
May He continue to bless your ministry and use you to reach others for Him.
Thank you Renee. I needed this today and know with whom I’m going to share this inspired word.
Thank you so much for this!! I have been so tired and emotional lately and everyone says it’s hormones. I know differently. It’s stress and worry!! I so needed to hear this today! Thank You, Jesus that I can give you all my concerns and worries and I can be free from this burden of stress and finally be at rest in YOU.
Thank you again! I am going to write down all my worries today and leave them at the cross…
Awesome lesson and testimony!! Thank you for sharing this today! I know many women feel this way time and time again…your reminders of God’s power and love and wisdom is just what we all need!
Love in Christ,
Deb 🙂
Thank you so much for these encouraging words that I really needed to hear today!
Renee – I wanted to thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Today I am facing a huge challenge, a test that if I pass could bring me my greatest desire, that if I fail could bring about a big letdown. But knowing that our Lord is there with me and will be there after the challenge is over, brings me a sense of calm and peace that will allow me to stand up and face my worry, give it to Him, and thereby allow His true Spirit to flow from within my heart when the challenge arises. Let us all be given the strength to follow the path of the Spirit and the wisdom to pass our worry and anxiety on to God. He will then allow truth and love to flow.
I sooo needed this today! I am a worrier by nature. I also have a very stressful life: special needs child, emotionally distant husband, financial pressures, active ministry and volunteer schedule, stay at home mom. The stress has begun to manifest itself in my health. Your reminder to stop talking myself and talk to God and be thankful are exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you for your ministry! The number of comments here testify that it has resonated with many women and scored victories for Jeus Christ in our lives!
My husband fell 4 weeks ago. He is now paralyzed from the waist down. Today, I asked God if I could not cry today. And this was the devotional. It made me laugh and THEN cry. He has shown us that He will take care of us since this accident but it doesn’t stop the tightness in my chest. Thank you for being his voice today.
Heavenly Father, Would you be with Belinda and her dear husband in a special way? My heart aches for them in this accident, but we know You have a plan. You have the ultimate power of redemption and I pray a redeeming miracle beyond what we can even imagine for this precious couple.
Thanks for this. I love the idea of pushing the pause button on worry. Sometimes that is enough to remind me that He is there for me and He cares about all that is going on with me and the struggles of life.
You reminded me that “rest in the shelter of the Most High” is where my peace is –thank you for this devotional! It came at a very difficult season in my life!
I so enjoy your videos. They help me learn the way I learn best, with all my senses. I can hear it, see you, and write notes. It really helps the message sink in and take root in my heart. I really like you idea for placing your worries at your cross. I am a crafty person and think I am going to make a cross our of wood or maybe cork board so I can “nail” them to the cross. Again it is something tangible I can do in stead of just speaking it to God I can really give it to Him. Thank you for you ministry and service to our Father.
Renee,
Thank you so much for your very timely words. As with most of the commenters above, your words were just what I needed to hear today. About 6 weeks ago we had a tornado go over our home. We were very blessed in that we had minor damage to our home compared to our neighbors and other storm victims. However the emotional toll has been overwhelming. Our six year old has really struggled with the situation and is up every night in the middle of the night usually multiple times. This has me low on sleep and that is usually when I struggle the most. I have been praying but not totally letting God take the concerns! I am going to really, really, really try to let God have the concerns and look for the peace that I am so desperately missing right now. Thanks again for your words of encouragement!
That message is right where i’m at today and right on time this morning. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for your testimony. I receive the Proverbs 31 devotionals and after reading one of your devotionals, I received your book, A Confident Heart. Your story is so similar to mine. It as if God sent you ahead of me so that I wouldn’t feel so alone in my journey. While I still worry and struggle with doubt and insecurity, I am becoming confident through your ministry. Thank you for being obedient and sharing your life with us, it helps me and other women see the way out of the the shadow of our doubts. Today, I was overcome with worry and self-hatred and your devotional and video message reminded me that I can lay this heavy burden of pain, low self-esteem, and shame down, I can give this messages the enemy bombards me with to God and I can live in confidence because of Salvation. Thank you Renee and may God continue to bless you and your ministry.
Thanks for sharing. I REALLY needed to hear this today. Our daughter is a recent college grad, looking for work, trying to secure an apartment and be independent – all good but lots of decisions to be made. I will try to follow your suggestions so that this worry does not make me weary.
In my life worry and stress is what I have always done best. Life events have always overwhelmed me because I constantly ask is this His will or my will… I’ve made so many mistakes but have asked the ultimate forgiveness.. I’ve nite slept much the pray well because of the constant worrying… I woke up to your devotional this morning and it spoke volumes to me…. Thank you and Proverb 31 for the ministry and great job you do… May God continually bless you
9 months ago my husband was in a car avccident & broke his back. He is still recovering. I am the only income earner in the family right now. At times I sometimes feel so incredibly overwhelmed and wonder how to keep going but then I go to my favorite verse…Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.”. He is in control…He is our provider and I can trust Him. My worry fades And I pick up and go on to the next task. Thank you for this devotion, as I need daily reminders to stop worrying. Blessings…
After a series of ‘life’ events, God showed me exactly just how much I did not trust Him & how much I worried. I found many scriptures that I stood on to become life to me. I also found a bracelet that said – Change your thoughts, change your world! I’ve worn it everyday for over 3 years – as a constant reminder! God is the God of peace!!!!!
To God be all Glory, honor and praise!! The first thing I do when I get into the office is take time to allow God’s word to filter through my spirit… Everyday I am blessed with new revelations, and today was no different. I am really overloaded and feel as though the weight of the world is on me… But today’s verse has been on my heart and today is just confirmation that God wants me to put it in HIS “inbox”.. I am going into my closet and will leave it with HIM. I continue to pray all of God’s best for your lives and the lives of your loved ones.
Stay blessed and encouraged. Remember, you are all God’s Glamour Girls!!