It’s late Wednesday night and you’re on my heart. I’m wondering how you’re doing, and if maybe you are feeling weighed down by self-doubt. God nudged me to pull away from what I was doing (working on preparation for a retreat this weekend) to write a note from my heart. It was totally unplanned, but I wanted to ask if the heaviness of discouragement or a lack of confidence is burdening you ?
If so, I want to invite you to join me on The 7-day Doubt Diet – as we work together to lose the weight of self-doubt – maybe for the first time or maybe a second time for some of you. This is spontaneous too, but I’m really excited about it.
Starting next week, I’ve decided to offer the 7-day Doubt Diet devotions on my website and weave in short stories from my current life circumstances to let you see that I’m on a journey, too. Replacing our lack of self-confidence with lasting God-fidence is a process for each of us, a daily turning towards truth in each and every circumstance that cause us to doubt ourselves or God’s promises in the midst of the unexpected.
And this time, I want us to do the 7-day Doubt Diet – TOGETHER!!
To join me and other women God calls to walk with us, all you need to do is sign up for “Email Updates” so you can receive them each day in your inbox for convenience. There is a small little brown box at the top of my website with a white x in the top right corner. Please sign up there for “email updates” before Sunday – so you will receive the first day’s assignment with everyone else on Sunday. (If you are already signed up, you’ll automatically receive these next week.)
I’m looking forward to really connecting our hearts and praying for each other through this time. If you’re going to join me and sign up, I’d love for you to leave a comment by clicking on “share your thoughts” just below this post. (optional) But, I’d love to know your in, read your name and see your face if you have profile with a headshot (no big deal if you don’t), but this way we can start praying for each other.
Blessings, prayers and big ‘ole hugs,
Renee
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Thank you for this. I always struggle with worry and this is very helpful. It is going to help and bless many of us. Blessings for everyone. God listens
This is such a divine message, when talk about insecurity and doubts and our women bible class this morning,and i can;t wait to share with them ,i think the most important lesson to learn is learning who we are in CHrist and all these will be added to us.
Confidence is always been something i struggle with. This time I will take the time to do this with you. It is somthing that i w=want to grow into and let the lie on=f not having confidence.
I know Satan is trying to hold me back from sharing. I feel very intimidated when even “speaking” on line. I continue to struggle with self-doubt and I know with everyone praying and staying in the word of God, will help me be stronger. Renee, thanks for allowing all of us on this journey to share in the gift that God has blessed you with.
I’ll be joining you for this one, while also doing the longer-term study that Melissa Taylor has going right now. What an awesome set of things to compliment each other. Life seems to really be happening right now, and double-teaming this study will be wonderful!
My heart needs this so badly. I put off reading the last email update because I was afraid and thought that I’d already gone through the “diet” once, what would a second time do for me? But as I cried to a friend/mentor over the phone for 35 minutes last night, shedding tears because my heart and mind are overwhelmed with life and will not stop racing with doubt, I remembered this email was sitting in my inbox. The struggle right now, on top of much more, is self-doubt and that is what it comes down to in my life at this point. I am SO looking forward to dieting for the second time and am praying I put more effort into it this time!!! Thanks Renee!!!
Hi Renee,
This also came at a perfect time for me as it did for many of the other women. I also have had a problem with my “esteem” or rather I guess I’m just not good enough for others to love or want to be around. This past year has been quite challenging with relationships especially with my children. I know that I am a sinner and need God’s forgiveness. My thoughts sometimes take me places I should not go, thinking that even my children want nothing to do with me. They have families themselves and busy lives. I just want to know and I do know it but I guess I want to always remember that God loves me all the time. I want to remember that He never leaves me or forsakes me. I want to remember that I can run to Him when my thoughts are going places He does not want them to and that I can call on Him to help me with that very deep problem.
I am currently going through your book–A Confident Heart–and God is showing me so much. I understand that Jesus is the source of everything i need, and He is the only man who will never reject me. Men as a rule reject me and want me to change, and I have made the mistake more than often. I am learning to rely totally on Him. And when circumstances tell me otherwise, He is still in charge. Nothing happens to me that He has not foreseen!
As I care for my mother full time, who has dementia, God is so working in me! But with the situation as it is I can not fellowship with other sisters in the Lord regularly right now. So this opportunity is a huge blessing. Thank you so much.
I thought you were writing this email just to me. WOW! Then I see these comments of others battling the same thing. I want to join you. I already get your posts emailed to me I hope that I just need to look at those. Thank you!
I’m definitely joining the 7-Day Doubt Diet. I joined the last time you offered, but didn’t finish it. I am no longer willing to let doubt run my life.
Though it would seem that I have it all together on the outside, on the inside I am full of self doubt and carry around many insecurities. I look forward to seeing how God will work in my life through the 7 day doubt diet.
Renee – Thank you so much this opportunity to grow closer in my walk with the Lord. As life seems to become more difficult, I realize the need to draw closer to my precious Savior. Love and blessings to you for your sweet spirit and dedication to God’s ministry. 🙂
Thank you for the invite. I am going through huge life changes right now and have felt such an overbearing weight of depression and dispare right now. I have regained about 35 pounds, my youngest daughter left home for college so dealing with the empty nest, and I can’t get organized in my house. I also have made bad financial decisions and they are haunting me. I know that God loves me and accepts me where I am at but I can’t make myself believe it.
Renee I want to thank you so much for writing your book. Everytime I pick up your book I feel like I am reading my life storie plus I cant not express how much your devotion have help me through all of this. Everytime I pray your prayer at the end of each chapter something happens I can not explain it I just feel a freeing of my mind that is not heavy on me anymore I dont know if this email make any sense or not I just felt lead to post it. Thank You for sharing your storie and being one of God’s angel to help us through are pain tooo. Thank YOu Renee may god bless you and your family
Thank you for the invite. Really struggling in an abusive marriage right now and the effects on my health, well being and spirituality. Having a difficult time holding on to any confidence i might have had in the past. Trying to find myself again.
I have always struggled with my self confidence and often doubt myself. I have really been praying about that this year as I want to teach my girls to be confident with who God created them to be. I look forward to growing through your study. God Bless ~Sue
I am planning on doing this the second time, your email with the invite came at the best time possible, God knows doesn’t He. I purchased your book and have begun the journey to finding my self confidence. The past weekend was just a struggle, I find myself filled with the doubt of my past and I can’t move forward. Is it God I hear? Then why isn’t it alway clear. I want to do too many things and then I can’t do any of them. I am so worn down by living in frustration and doubt. Can God be calling me to speak, or write a book or pursue my love for art or children with special needs, I am overwhelmed. Caught up in this horrible circle that is leading me no where.
…not sure whether I can keep on this roller-coaster of emotions much longer…It’s like I have these bursts of confidence, like sunbreaks between storms. However the sunbreaks are getting shorter in length and farther apart. The storms are becoming more frequent and much more intense…
I am looking forward to facing this life long challenge of self doubt. Thank you for the offering this opportunity to us once again.
Blessings,
Sally