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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Thank you, Renee, for writing “A Confident Heart”, sharing video messages, and for this amazing Bible Study! It is such a blessing to so many! The video messages are so helpful for putting everything into focus. Thank you for sharing your gift of encouragement!
I am a first time visitor to your site. I was very encouraged and will visit again for more thank you! 🙂
All I know is that JESUS IS LORD , God IS IN Control, I am a single mom and I totally depend on HIM !!
that is so great Bobbie, way to go girl, I was that way once, single mom and I never gave up on God! And I still don’t! Keep it up, I am retiring on the 12th of March and so want to be an encouragement to others with that firm belief in Christ and knowing I am forgiven and God love’s me no matter what because he loves me just like he loves Jesus and the whole world!
Renee,
I enjoy your devo’s so very much. Thank you for the encouragement. I am in a place now where it is much needed. Thanks again. God Bless You.
I needed to hear this today. I need to be reminded (daily) that “God Is In Control” and that “He is For Us”. Somedays I get all confused with all of these thoughts that run through my mind. Sometimes I feel like I am completley loosing it! LOL! Thank you for this video. It helped calm all of the thoughts that are screaming through my mind.
Thank you all of my P31 sisters! You all are in my prayers!
Steph
I need to be praying more on the spot like you said when the feelings come, ask God what I’m thinking that is causing this. I also like to be prepared by having a FM thought already prepared for the AM thought. Thanks for sharing. Would love to win the books and a copy of the CD message. Would love a Target gift card also. It would really come in handy about now.
Blessings,
Thank you Renne for your encouragement. I just want to share something that my psychologist shared with me because I have a tendency to listen to the inner critic (acusser) in my mind.
She said “I want you when you hear your inner critic find what the evidence is to what the critic is saying.” Even though she is not a christian she totally gets the concept that we have an enemy that torments our minds. Now I can deal with that critic and say this is what God’s word says and what He says about me. The TRUTH will always triumph.
And so now I can say Thank you for the encouraging words that you’ve shared. Just last night a lady in our church was going through a crisis in her family and she reached to me. I gave her what encouragment I had in me all the while self doubt says you’re not good enough to tell her that. I gave anyway, hoping that it helped. We had a storm pass through last night and she was also facing one in her life as a Parent/Grandma. Lots of times when we are in the eye of the storm we can’t see daylight that’s coming. Praise the Lord, he can send someone to remind us that the darkest hour means dawn is just in sight.
Thank you so much for your encouraging words. I have days, maybe months, no probably a year on and off, where I have been feeling very down about myself. I don’t know why lately it seems I feel even more inadequate, and like I have failed in all areas of my life, as a wife, mother, sister in Christ and co-worker. Seeking God for guidance, but not seeing a change. I would love to develop a Confident Heart so that I can help my daughters to also have a Confident Heart for Christ. Thank you and God Bless You for helping us.
Thank you, Renee for your encouraging words and for empowering each of us as we do this study to proclaim the Word of God over our lives and to proclaim God’s truth when Satan comes against us with lies of doubt and unworthiness. It is through His word that we will overcome and be confident in Him 🙂
This devotional has been very important to me today. I teach 5th grade in a private Christian school, but
that does not mean that all my students know the Lord. It seems that some days I have no joy in teaching because I’m forced to be a disciplinarian almost all day long. I begin to doubt my effectiveness as a teacher because I have lost sight of the reason that I first got into teaching. I have forgotten how precious I am in God’s eyes. Thank you for reminding me, and for the encouraging words. God bless you!!!
First, Renee and hope you and your daughter are healing. I continue to lift you both up in prayer.
As for the AM/FM thoughts, most of my life has been tuned into the static AM station that plays lie after lie against me. But now, with your direction, I’m learning how to tune into the clearer (and in Stereo!) FM station of God’s promises and truths for me. I’ve printed out the bullet points from your AM/FM printout and posted it on my wall at work…the place that the Devil likes to test me most.
Your videos are great. My favorite, though, is the one about God filling the empty spaces. We do have so very many activities we try to fill our lives with, when the one thing we do need – God – is often times pushed aside. Thank you for sharing your heart with us and helping us grow!
This message came at the right time to validate the words that were said to me. I’ve been sick and in the house for almost 5 months. Before I was quite active in things but lately not being around people our doing things I had given up. I didn’t want to face anyone in person or on the phone. I had two Christian friends that gave me the right words and the encouragement I needed. I stepped out Monday night and met some people and then today I make a phone call. God doesn’t want us to give up and die inside and that’s what I was doing. I was giving Satan credibility. God is so good and if we would let Him be in control things would turn out so much better than we could ever think it would. Thanks for sharing.
Just last night my four daughters were playing in a Chick-fil-a play area and a little boy approached my middle daughter. The little boy got angry at her for playing in his area, and he told her she was stupid. My daughter shrugged it off at first but soon she began crying. As I held her close to comfort her, she asked me if she was stupid. I told her no way and that she didn’t have to believe what others say about her. I reminded her of what God thought of her and soon after, she began to agree with me that she was wonderful!
Thanks Renee for personally reminding me to keep switching the station to FM. You are a much needed inspiration in my life.
I’m am thankful for a little new found Confidence. Each little bit helps. God is in Control. I’m also trying clean up the clutter in my life. God is for me & I’m so thankful for that.
Thank you so much Renee.
Patricia
Love your book A Confident Heart. Our women’s bible study is on Ch 5, each chapter has practical – though provoking words. Thank you for your willingness to share!
For several months now I have struggled with feelings of worthlessness and abandonment. I know that God will never leave me, but it is still easy to feel alone. One day I was feeling particularly rejected and read this verse in John 6:37 (New Living Translation) “However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.” Even if I am rejected by everyone else, God never will.
Thanks you so much for your words. I would love to read your book. I wish our library carried it.
Thank you for your encouraging words Renee. A friend of mine showed me your website a couple of weeks ago and it was totally a God thing!! I am in a waiting period I guess with God. Last year I incurred another head injury, which would make that the 3rd concussion from my main head injury 15 years ago. 15 years ago, I lost my ability to work after 27 years of being a nurse. I was not Christian also. I also had to relearn how to walk, talk, feed myself, etc and have brain surgery! Well I lost most of the worldly stuff and got God!! I can appreciate what Paul said. My husband stayed with me and helped me learn everything all over again! Now I face each day not knowing what I can do each day due to the propriorecption and dizzy problems I face. God is in control, not me. I am thankful that He has kept me alive and share the gospel with family, friends and neighbors. I just don’t know what He has for me now. I pray and lift Him up everyday and give Him praise. Each day is a challenge. God is using you to help me not be discouraged and I thank Him for leading me here listening and reading with you!! Thank you for your God filled message that we/I have been chosen and redeemed!! Blessings