I’ve got so many fun things to share with you today!! First, I have a special video message – just for you – from Chapter 10 of A Confident Heart. In it I share about the power of knowing God by His Names and learning to living in the security of who HE is! Praying it will really encourage and inspire you today!
And, we just found out about an amazing deal on my book, (more details after the video) and we’ve got a Contagious Confidence GiveAway you don’t want to miss! {But first, click the arrow for today’s message.}
Message Notes
Download video “Message Notes” in a notes in a PDF or in a Word doc here.
BIG NEWS
A Confident Heart Ebook for Kindle is on sale for $2.99 through March 25th! And it’s now #1 in Theology and #1 in Women’s studies on Amazon Ebooks! We’re blown away by how God is carrying this message into so many more hearts and lives. We’d love for you to share the news – and guess what? Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a FREE Kindle App on your computer, cell phone and other electronic devices here!
Online Study
I would love for you to join my Confident Heart online Bible/Book study that starts again April 23rd. It’s been incredible to read through the book with thousands of women around the world so I’m going to do it again this Spring. You can find all the info you need in my right sidebar–>
Knowing God By Name – printable
Download and print an list of the Names of God – the ones I shared in the video and more from Chapter 10 in A Confident Heart.
Contagious Confidence Giveaway
- First & Second Prizes: A copy of my book, a year of the P31 Woman magazine and my Confident Heart “Rest Assured” message on CD!
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Let the fun begin! I’ll be reading your thoughts and praying for you all day!
Renee thank you so much for your message today I have falllen so many times before that fear is now my first name rereading the story of gideon gave me strength but your video gave me the confidence I needed to believe this time around will be different .I can now say without a doubt jehovah jiro my provider and reach out and allow him to pick me up .
I shared this on Facebook as well.
Wow! How perfect! Today I was just talking with my counselor today about how hard it is for me to feel like I really know God as well as feeling his love and protection when it is something I’ve never really felt before from anyone. So how do I trust him and believe that he loves me and cherishes me when I’ve never experienced those things.. How do I know he’s there?
This chapter and the video message answered that… Because he’s El Roi- The God Who Sees Me. He knows what I need just like he knew what Gideon needed. He is patient with my needs of reassurance and will understand my doubts and help me face them as long as I come to him. But I have to face my fears and give them to him in order to grow and to deepen my relationship with him.
Oh Renee, if I could only explain to you how much I needed this right n ow .I had gotten a bit behind with reading and was thinking about letting it go for a bit and trying again the next study. But then you sent the message the next morning about how important this chapter was and to just read it regardless of whether you were there yet or not. So it seemed like an answer to my pray and i’m so glad I read it. It was Gods way of telling me he knows me and he is patiently there waiting to reassure me and you were the glorious messenger!! Thank God for you, my dear sister in Christ!!
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I love the list of Knowing God By Name. The names give greater depth combined with scriptures description of who God is in my life. Reading them makes my soul feel more connected & assured.
Renee, thank you for doing this book study again on A Confident Heart. I was trying so hard to keep up with the book study this winter and I could not. Life throws you many curves. I truly believe God was sending me a message not to worry because you are doing the book study again in April. I am so grateful.
I hope this book study will give me a confident heart to move on with my life in a spiritual, kind, and positive matter. Thank you.
Kat
I subscribed.
This comes at a perfect time! Love how God works!
Thinking on the names of God really helps strengthen my faith and gives me confidence when I pray. Thank you Renee for this video.
Karen C
I love thinking about the different names of God. How amazing that He is all these things, and more!
shared your article on Facebook as well.
I just came across your site this morning after clicking the link in the Proverbs 31 devotional email. I only signed up for that a day or so ago.. I woke up this morning with an “I just can’t anymore” attitude. I couldn’t believe that I was led to THIS page today. What an eye opener. Please know that He is using you daily, and I can’t wait to dig into your site more, and find a copy of “A Confident Heart” Thank you!
Renee and all,
I was touched by your Proverbs 31 daily devotion and how well it fits your bolg today. This piece relayy moved me “Failure produces wisdom when we ask for it and maturity when we learn from it”. For anyone in the study, the daily devotion are wonderful and so mant time overlap the chapters we are studying. Your video worked fro me and was beutiful.
May we are go to God and be lifting up my his hands each time we fall and know that it was part of His greater plan and embrace it was sucess not failure.
I am off to purchase the book on my Kindle so it will always be with me as a strong reminder that I do have a confident heart.
Blessings always,J
I am already on the list to receive all of your updates!. Thank you so much for the encouragement!
What a great reminder that if we just trust in the Lord, he will be there for us. Sometimes I lose sight of that. I just need to call out his name, and he will be there for me.
Ive only just returned to Christ and it never ceases to amaze me, something I might have otherwise considered a coincidence, how he speaks to me through you words. I struggle, oh how I struggle, with fear and doubt. Submitting my will to His has been such a struggle. I find myself trying to force events around me. I go through such physical torment that I could compare to an addicts’ quitting “cold turkey” until I finally let go. Then peace. Thank you!
My dear sister,
I signed up with BibleGateway 2 weeks ago for a number of devotionals which included yours.
this is an answer to my prayer . I am in a new season and our Lord kept on giving instructions
in many ways ,and your devotional is one of them. GOD bless you and thanks so much.
Your book has really been a confidence builder for me over the last month. God is using you to minister to so many ladies. Thank you. I lvoe the names of God, • El Sali: God of My Strength (Ps. 42:9) and Emmanuel: My God with Me (Matt. 1:22–23), they are all so powerful and freeing to me. I am so thankful for His love for me.
Loved your devotional on video. I am so encouraged by reading this book. I love all the names of God download that you gave us. He is so much more.
I also am going to share on Facebook too!
Hi Renee, I have been receiving your emails for some time now but had not really signed up for any of your teachings, but I will today for your next study starting in April. I took advantage of getting the book as an ebook on my computer and have read only the first chapter, but am excited to continue reading it, studying it along with the word of God as I have not been in scripture on a regular basis other than the Encouragement for Today devotionals which I totally love and look forward to reading. Even if I miss a day or two I still take the time to catch up and read them all. But from what I have seen your format is going to cause me to dig a little deeper within my heart right from the comfort of home, as I am recently retired. I need to become more confident in getting up at a regular time. Scheduling out my chores, errands, my crafts so as to be productive and being involved in God’s work along with it all. So many times in recent years I just feel so overwhelmed and I don’t want that to continue. When overwhelmed, I get nothing productive done. Anyway, I have tried to live by Jeremiah 29:11-13, a verse I learned about 16 years ago in BSF, Bible Study Fellowship. Our family was going thru a lot of struggle back then and wow that was what I needed to get me thru. Well I have rambled on too long as I tend to do. I will be reading chapter 10 next and then go back to where I left off on Chapter 1. God bless you and thank you for sharing your insight knowledge and wisdom to the rest of us.
I have always felt like a failure and so misunderstood and unloved by anyone. This chapter and the entire study and learning the names of God has been so real to me. God has made it become so real by giving me a physical view of Him and all that He I need Him to be to me. It has made me more aware of how much He really does love and accept me. I am a “visual” person. I have a need to see things in order for them to sink in. I now think that God knows that about me and He plans what He wants to teach me by giving me visuals. Just especially how I need it to be. I remember how He has shown me things over and over and over “visually” to prove His love to me.
I needed the encouragement from the verse in Proverbs that the righteous WILL fall. Thank you for your teaching in this message!
Thank you Renee for the devotion I just watched on your website. The message about the rightweous falling but always getting up was so encouraging. It encourages me to keep trying !! Your book is awesome too.
hi I am going to be a water aerobics instructor. My feet have had some issues, so now that these are healed I can begin the process. Usually I get discouraged but this time I am getting back up!! and taking the next step. thank you for the blog:))
I am already receiving and enjoying your email updates.
The names of God are all so beautiful, but one that stands out for me is Abba-my father. My earthly father died 30 years ago shortly after my high school graduation. When he was alive we didn’t have a good relationship. Because of this, I have had to learn to rely on God as my father. He loves me (us ) in a way my dad couldn’t have and that gives me a lot of comfort. I fail and fall a lot and I need my Abba Father to help me to get up and move on because I can’t do it myself.
Thans again Renee for another timely reminder!!
Thinking of God as dependable is new to me. I’ve always thought of Him as being too busy for me. But, throughout this bible study, I have been making a sincere effort to change my perspective by seeking God’s perspective on things. I’m going to try and really see God as dependable. Thank you Renee for your encouragement.
I’m so very thankful God continues to save me from myself – my own bad choices – and rescue me time and time again. Not based on if I deserve it (especially since I don’t!) but simply because of His love for me, His faithfulness, grace & mercy! Praise His Holy Name!!!!!!! : )
Todays devotion & video really spoke to me. I am often too aware of my failures. Need to look to God & how He wants me to learn from them, & move on to what He has for me rather than letting Satan will by staying where I have fallen, or going back again & again to visit that place. Have definitely struggled with not wanting to try again, thinking why bother, will just fail again. During this study, God has used the videos, etc. to really speak to me right where I am, just when I need to hear it.
I just wanted so say that this book has helped me to finally get an understanding to many things I have struggled with and did not know why. I have only known pain and abuse for most of my life and for the past ten years I have been on my journey with God. Being a first generation Christian I have not had the support many others experience so I have made many mistakes and wrong turns along the way. I am so thankful God does not give up on me and continues to love me. Thank you for this book and this online study.
I already receive the email updates. Thanks!!!
I am SO glad God allows “do-overs” when we mess up. He offers us another opportunity to do His will.
Amen, He sure does and I’m so glad too!
Yes, Sandra me TOO! I am doing a “do-over” just now! He is so gracious and we are so blessed!
I have not been able to do this study like I would have like to but I really enjoyed what you said in your video today. It is so much easier to allow our mistakes to define us. Not sure why but when we do we are really not relying on God’s amazing grace and forgiveness. Thank you for bringing that to my attention.
Hi Kelli, I pray this chapter encourages you that it’s okay not to be perfectly consistent. I’m never as consistent as I want to be – but God’s teaching me so much about HIS grace. Would love for you to consider joining the next study in April. This is the kind of book people are reading again and again and getting something more each time! Let me know if you sign up. I’d love that!
I am actually considering signing up again! Thanks so much for the encouragement. You have really been a blessing to me.
I shared the giveaway on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/#!/classymommyd/status/182546277924483073
Thanks Daniella!! I just re-tweeted your tweet 🙂
Hello my sisters I have just been through the toughest thing…Please pray for me to have peace, not fear, it will be ok, it’s me…boy this chapter is just hitting me head on with what I am dealing with I will write again later…I love all of your encouragement and I am praying constant to get out of my fear of my own self…
My challenge isn’t falling down, its staying up and being strong. I love that God’s strength is in us and because we are to be like him, we will be strong. I love that since their is God, there is always a way.
I really enjoy the email updates!
I personally prefer reading books rather than spending more time on the computer (easier on the eyes as well), but am “thrilled” with kindle price as have been wanting to share this study with others but knew buying the book could keep them from being able to participate. Will definitely pass this on to them!
And I tweeted about this giveaway 🙂
I was just thinking about this yesterday! God gave me the chance to face my biggest fears and walk through them so He could show me that I’m so much stronger than I think I am. On top of that, whether I’m strong or not, I have a God who is bigger than all the giants. I should be confident!
Dear Renee,
I love hearing from you in your devotionals. I feel like we “know” each other. I especially appreciate how you pointed out a new truth for me, in today’s verse. Proverbs 24:16 – “…… though the righteous fall…..”. Wow; I want to digest this all day long.
I want to share this with my daughter via the special on Amazon kindle (she just recently got one with some gift cards from Christmas.) I also thought of a dear friend who I will e-mail this devo to.
I am a mentor mom for our church MOPS program and I think they need this wisdom as well! Aren’t we blessed to have facebook and all these other forms of sharing God’s good news and the truths that He reveals through you. Thank you for your authenticity and being real!
I really needed this to hear today’s post. It reminded me that I am still in his care. So many things seem to be going wrong right now but I know He is near even when I don’t feel it.
I shared today’s post on facebook
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I shared this via Twitter!!
What stood out for me today is…
*get up & depend on his forgiveness and try again
* he’ll take me by the hand
* my struggles will make me stronger when I go to God
* Trust Him more & more each day and share my life with him.
Thank you for pointing out that the righteous WILL fail- not maybe or if- but WILL. Thank you also for the wonderful give-away.
I shared on Facebook, too, Renee. Thanks!
I am so thrilled that your book is on sale on the Kindle! I am emailing a couple of friends/family now so they can buy it!
I get the Proverbs 31 daily emails. I followed a link to here and am so glad I did. I’ve been struggling with people pleasing and feeling like a failure when I make a mistake. Thank you so much for reminding me that God is always there in so many ways. I needed that today!
I really needed to hear this today! I have been doing the battlefield of the mind games today and beating myself up for failures. It is so good to know that God expects us to fail but all we have to do is repent and ask for forgiveness to start fresh with Him! Gaining confidence in my walk with God is a struggle for me and I thank you (and the Lord!) for this reminder.
Renee, I loved your devotion. It is my desire to know the Lord and the names that you have posted will help. I do have a copy of your book so I do not follow the bible study as it relates to reading the chapters. However, I will view your video and read the downloadable messages and other articles. I would sure love to win one of your books. I pray that God’s favor rests on me and I’ll be selected as a winner. Keep up the good work Renee you are surely making a difference.