Has someone ever said something to you that made you feel valued and loved? Affirmations that gave you a sense of meaning and purpose? In my Encouragement for Today devotion, Just the Right Words, I shared a story of how one woman’s words changed the course of another.
Sadly, many of us don’t have people to speak hope and encouragement into our hearts. However, all of us do have Someone who wants to speak just the right words into our lives – every day. Today I have a power-packed {very short} video message where I share how you can position your thoughts to hear and live in God’s promises – every day. Click on the arrow below and discover how to stop letting doubt and discouragement beat you up, and start letting God words build you up instead!
{Download FREE Confident Heart “AM/FM Thoughts Printable here}
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Renee, like everyone else here, I am greatly enjoying this Bible study, and the words in your book seem like they were written by someone who has interviewed me personally. Your examples from your own life just really hit home. I have not posted on here much, because I find I am consistantly a week behind.
But I do continue to read your book, highlight, and add notes. Lord help me if I loose my Nook and someone picks it up and sees what I’ve highlighted and posted in notes!
I love the AM/FM thoughts concept. How true that God’s word can be a healing salve – words of truth and peace and life to us. The four you share in your printable pdf handout this week are perfect. I am re-writing them on index cards and carrying them with me to reread in my car and at work.
Blessings to you Renee,
Connie
Renee ~
Your book is the next best thing to the Bible.
Your book has become my life support.
I am in a deep pit trying to get out.
I convicted that God is my way out.
I am thinking your CD is the next step for me so
I can hear your voice anytime anywhere.
You are so very blessed with the Holy Spirit in your heart.
Always waiting to see what God is guiding you to share.
~ Wanda
I too had gotten a little behind on the reading but I had a good excuse(!!!), our Wed night growth groups at church started another BS that I wanted to be part of so I delayed reading A Confident Heart because I couldn’t do both studies. Now I’m ready to get into this one with both feet!
Our family has been through so much since Oct., my mother passed away Oct 3 and our second grandson was born Jan20 and spent four days in the infant ICU. He’s fine now but it was a scary few days. I sew with a group that makes infant things for the ICU’s for the three hospitals in our area. The fourth day, his mom and I found him wrapped in a baby blanket that I made for the NICU over a year ago. It had been used by many babies(it had been washed many times) but I know the fabric and the stitching I used. A few months ago I had doubts if God wanted to use my sewing ablities in this way. There could not have been a better and sweeter affirmation and encouragement to continue working on the sewing projects with a group let’s parents know tha we are praying for their children and care about their survival.
your encouraging words and messages to women fill our hearts with so much love and hope for the day to come. each time i check my emails and i see a new message or new lesson or a new devotion in this wonderful journey the lord has prepared us in am up lifted, i am encoraged and i know i am chosen in his kingdom.
god bless you i look foward to the next message.
pam b.
p.s. 😉
would like to win a target giftcard to get me a gift. i’m always thinking of others, my children my husband and sometime i forget me. i know the lord wants to think of me too and so if i win i will think of me and get me a gift to say ” thank you me for caring today” 😉
Renee,
I always find so much wisdom in your devotions and come away encouraged. You are such a blessing!.
Adriana
What a lovely day it is. It’s rainy and cloudy and my first client cancelled. So God’s given me all morning to relax in his presence, release in his presence. Good timing for a wk with an injured back and hormonal issues. Thank you God. Sending love to all and wishing healing for every area that God knows you need today.
All love,
May
Renee,
It’s made a world of difference to know that God is FOR me. He is not seeking to hurt me or bring disappointment into my life. Others may let me down, but God will always be FOR me. Thank you for helping so many women to learn to get strength and encouragement in God’s faithful promises.
Karen C.
I hope I win. 🙂
God is truly amazing. I have been working on keep up with you and your online study. It has been a challenge, but extremely rewarding. A friend of mine sent me an email this morning with your Encouragement for Today Devotion “Just The Right Words” included. I don’t think that she realized I already subscribe to the devotion or was participating in your online study. I have always had difficulty with self-doubt … in my home, my marriage, my work and even at church. Most of the time I am a shoulder for my friends, but they don’t really know how this has been a struggle for me. The words that she sent me today was exactly what I needed to hear!
“As soon as I read this devotion – I THOUGHT OF YOU!! You have made such a difference in my life and helped me through some horrible times. I can never thank you enough. THANK YOU ERIN for BEING YOU!! You are more special than you can ever imagine.”
I have always tried to think of others before myself. I send thank you cards and encouraging notes to friends all the time to let them know that they are not alone and they are loved. But sometimes I forget that! Her words meant so much to me. I’m sitting her typing this and crying because I can’t begin to explain how I’m feeling. You will never know how much your encouragement through this study has been a blessing to me. Thank you for your words and love. ~ Erin
Recently I was presented with an opportunity to be apart something great, creating and building a new school in Ethiopia. Doubt has been trying to come in and tell me that I am not smart enough, I am too weak, and that I am not qualified to be apart of this. Chapter 6 and 7 have been great in telling me that God is big enough to equip me and make me qualified to help do something great for his kingdom. I love the verse for this week, I am applying it every day to my life. Thank you Lord for Renee’s willingness to be your hands and feet, to give us women such a great gift in her book.
Chapter six really opened my eyes to how far I have to go in overcoming this. Most of my seven verses in the homework were in the acceptance category. It made me so sad. It would break my heart if roles were changed and I was my friend or daughter. I would be adament in reminding them of Satan’s lies and traps and giving them Truth! But it’s me! Praying God can heal this broken heart!
Jess, God can and He will heal your heart. Thank you for sharing your insights with us. It becomes easier to face what we can recognize! God is FOR you!!!
God has had such amazing timing in my life recently, bringing strong women alongside me to speak exactly the words of encouragemet I needed to hear at that time! What a blessing he has allowed these women to be for me!
Thank you for the reminder of how His words speak volumes above all others.
Hello & Good Morning!
My sister who has stage 4 Parkinsons & I with my second bout of Breast Cancer which I am now fighting rely on the Lord for each & every day. We both stay happy encouraging one another daily & use incourage & the Encouragement e-mails each day to help each other. Keep up the encouraging e-mails. I have a very old & slow computer so can’t seem to get to many websites but do as much as I can with what I have!
Sweet sister Frances…Gods richest blessings which are of eternal and everlasting value pour out over you and your sister as you remain joy filled, obedient and steadfast within lifes trials proclaiming all glory to God! Jesus can overcome and with Him we have eternal hope and love <3 <3 <3
I need prayers today! I am overwhelmed and feeling “devoured.” Thank you for your video and I am going to post the am/fm thoughts page where I can see it! God bless!
God bless you sweet sister Pam… <3 Lord, your know your daughter Pam is feeling devoured today and overwhelmed. God please bring Pam your comfort and perfect peace which passes all understanding. Help her to hold close Your truth that she is Your beloved and need fear no other. Father cast out all doubts and deceit filled lying thoughts which come Pams way from the evil one. Help Pam claim the victory and promises we have in Your word – especially Psalm 91. Lift her up God to glory within our hope which is established within Jesus, our precious Redeemer and Savior. I ask that she be richly blessed within all things which have eternal, everlasting value and worth and are of you Almighty God. I pray this in Jesus beloved name. Amen. <3 <3
I am going to listen to this again and really let it sink in. I constantly struggle with “against me” thoughts. I know the enemy is trying to get me to believe them, but God is fighting just as hard to get me not to. Thank you for your video.
Trisha, I know what you go through with the “aginst me” thoughts. The enemy wants us in the pit, broken, confused and unable to serve others in Jesus beloved name. God is indeed truth and His word tells us to take every thought captive and hold it up to His word – we can trust God. Gods richest eternal blessings upon you within the journey I pray <3 <3 <3
Love your devotions!!! They are very encouraging to someone who has clinical depression and feels worthless at times. Thank You!
So encouraging – thank you! This is exactly what I need to hear. I have been in a mighty war with this exact thing for about a month.
Thank you for sharing your word with us today. They really ministered to my heart ….
Some of my lowest days are days when I feel like I am not worthy of the life I’ve been blessed with, but then there is ALWAYS someone close to me to say just the right thing to get me back on track. God leads us to His word or to someone else to convey a positive, uplifting message when we need it the most. We just need to be ready to hear it and believe it. So many women might hear it, but they don’t believe it, and it’s heartbreaking. Thank you, Renee, for being one of those encouraging rays of light to so many women out there!