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Renee Swope

Encouraging and equipping moms to parent with God's grace and confidence.

Telling Ourselves the Truth

Today I want you to meet my sweet and amazing friend Jennifer Rothschild. Jennifer is a wife, mom, national speaker, founder of WomensMinistry.net and author of several books, including “Self-talk, Soul-talk: What to Say When You Talk to Yourself“ as well as “Me, Myself and Lies Bible Study.“

She is also speaking with me on the Girls GetAway Cruise in October {and we’d love for you to join us!! – more details below}. For now, turn up your volume, click on the arrow and join us for some girl-talk:

Jennifer’s points really are worth remembering, and obviously I need to write them down. So, here is what she encouraged us to do with the not-so-encouraging words we sometimes say to ourselves.
  • Recognize – Recognize if your self-talk matches up with God’s thoughts.
  • Refuse – Refuse any self-talk that is not consistent with God’s words.
  • Re-phrase – Re-phrase negative thoughts to align with scripture. Tell yourself the TRUTH, and nothing but God’s truth!

When we take these 3 steps, God begins to erase negative self-talk and lies. Speaking of erasers, Jennifer needed one that morning. Before we met, she bent over to pick something up, and hit her eye on the edge of the desk. {Cringe} She had a video shoot that afternoon, and a lovely black eye. So, I whipped out what I call my “magic eraser” makeup and covered it up. Look. You cannot even see the deep dark purple mark under her eye.

So, what is my “magic eraser”? It’s Maybelline’s Eraser Treatment MakeUp, and it’s only $7.99! Today’s your chance to win some, along with Jennifer’s book:

“A Godly Girls Eraser Gift Set”
$10 Target Gift card for Maybelline’s Eraser Treatment Makeup
Self-talk, Soul-talk by Jennifer Rothschild
 
TO ENTER: Share a link to today’s post with the wonderful encouragement Jennifer shared with us {via email, Facebook, Twitter or your blog}. Then leave a comment letting us know you did -you’ll be entered to win!

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Comments

  2. hi Renee…thank you for your blog!i shared with some friends who are in a healing process now… thank you and God bless!!

  4. Just the other day I looked into the mirror and told myself how STUPID and UGLY I was! It took an entire day to get over that and the emotions I had encountered. I haven’t felt that way in a long time. In fact, I was shocked those kinds of emotions were able to creep back up. However, I have the tools to and the confidence to FIX it. So very thankful for your book and the God timing of it all. 🙂

    • I just wanted to share a verse that came on my heart when I read your comment. God loves you and always remember we are created in his image. Have a blessed day.

      Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)

      For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

  5. Renee, thank you for sharing this message from Jennifer! This study has been wonderful, and I will be recommending it to numerous friends. I look forward to continuing encouraging discussion this summer.

    I think that some of the most important things that I have gotten from your study and chat have been (really, there are so many wonderful things that it is hard to distill down to a few):

    1) Healing is a process. And emotional and spiritual healing can be a longer, harder process than physical healing because the causes and depths of the injury can stay hidden for a long time.

    2) God can handle that, and through Christ, so can I!

    3) Healing is a CHOICE ~ God is waiting to heal me, but I must choose daily to allow Him access to my heart, to trust Him.

    4) I have to CHOOSE what I am going to listen to, think about, say to myself; and the choices I make in this area will greatly impact my healing, either for good, if I choose God’s truth, or for bad, if I choose to listen to the lies of the world, my own heart or the enemy.

    Thank you for all of the scripture that you have woven throughout your message. In fact, the truth of God’s word is your message. I shared today’s post on fb, as I have numerous others of your posts, and I am already on your email list 🙂

    God bless you, Renee, and all of the sisters who have been guest post-ers, and those who have shared their hearts in this study the past couple of months.

    • Becky,

      You are already defeating the enemy with amazingly powerful thoughts like these. Way to go!

      Renee’s words and support have been amazingly timed and perfect in many ways. Reading your words, Renee is like sitting and chatting over coffee with my best friend. So naturally and poignantly penned.

      Thank-you, I look forward to continually receiving your emails and have shared with my sister your link.

  6. Awesome message, Jennifer! It’s a great reminder of no matter of your circumstances, past, disabilities, etc., you can still move on! You’re not defined by your circumstances, but how you over come them. And it is so important to recognize, refuse, and rephrase negative talk. God sees us as love, hope, and triumph; not failures and disappointment. It is so critical we study His truths and believe it.

    I shared today’s message on twitter!
    I pray it blesses my followers like it has blessed me!

    Thank you and God bless! 🙂

  7. I want to say THANK YOU, for sharing this today. I have fwd it to a few friends that I know have been struggling these last few days with ” words” people have used. Making our situations feel even harder. We know that God is in control and will use all of this for His glory. I will say it is hurting right now but we know to just walk with Him.

  8. Jennifer I love the inspiring three R’s. It is very easy to remember and a great way to keep our thoughts focus and on Christ’s word. Renee I am already signed up for your email updates and love them. Have a wonderful and awesome day ladies. Thanks for all you do.

  9. I shared on my facebook page and I already receive your email updates 🙂 thanks for this encouragement!

  10. I would love Jennifer’s book. This is the one thing I have really tried to work on during this study is to train my thoughts to God’s and not the negative that I usually do. Lately satan has been right there to tell me the negative its been a battle these past 2 weeks. But thankful God’s word is true.
    I shared this on facebook and by email.
    Thank you

  11. Thank you for sharing this information. I find so often that I know God’s truth, I know what I should do and within minutes negative feelings begin to convince me differently. The bible verse “Satan desires to have you and is waiting and crouching at your door, but you must master it.” from Genesis 4:6-7. This is a daunting task, but we must continually walk with Jesus and let his thoughts fill our minds.

  12. Renee, you and Jennifer are such blessings. I recently read A Confident Heart and loved it. Your mp3s and printables have been so encouraging. I love Jennifer and saw her speak at a Women of Faith event a few years ago. She is perfectly lovely. Thank you for helping us erase of not so pretty stuff.

  14. I would love to read Jennifer’s book. I sometimes catch myself having negative thoughts about myself. Shared this via Facebook.

  15. “Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love” (Ephesians 4:11-16 NLT).

    We grow everyday through God’s word, through encouraging, God-based, word-based teachings, through God’s love and direction…I love this study. Thanks Renee. (My husband has even been reading the book and I see growth and change.) It is an exciting time…

    (I also would like to enter this give away)

  17. I love Jennifer, I have seen her on many TV shows and have always loved her positive attitude!! You are a blessing Jennifer!!! What an awesome mom you have, love these points:
    Recognize – Recognize if your self-talk matches up with God’s thoughts.
    Refuse – Refuse any self-talk that is not consistent with God’s words.
    Re-phrase – Re-phrase negative thoughts to align with scripture. Tell yourself the TRUTH, and nothing but God’s truth!
    Thanks for sharing with us Jennifer and Renee!! ♥ to you both!!

    I posted on FB and twitter

  19. Jennifer, thank you for this terrific advice on how to get rid of negative thoughts and words that don’t line up with God’s words for me. And Renee, thank you for providing so many positive scriptures throughout this book, the printable resources, and the free 7-day Doubt Diet as ammunition against the negative comments of the world. As women, we seem to be the target of so much criticism and guilt-tripping. However, God wants to strengthen us and give us confidence in every way. This has been a wonderful study and I’ll definitely be revisiting this book!

    • wonderful video! really enjoyed seeing it. you and Jennifer are a wonderful encouragement to people.

  20. What a great video! Thanks for sharing it with us today. I shared via twitter & already subscribe to your email updates.

    I have so enjoyed the Confident Heart study. Today my goal is to finish up ch 11 :-).