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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Renee, this is just what the ‘doctor’ (my life coach) ordered, but neither of us knew until, miraculously, your Confident Heart materials flew through cyberspace and landed on my laptop the very next day, yesterday. God’s perfect timing.
Her assignment for me Friday had been to spend these next weeks figuring out and journaling, this: WHY I LACK CONFIDENCE in my life, why my insecurities, my fears of failing someone or letting them down, why all the self-doubts in my own speaking, coaching, writing and ministry. And then asking God what to do about it.
So, I’m excited to find and begin your seven day “diet” and have ordered your Confident Heart book. SO TIMELY. But wait. There’s more.
You can imagine my amazement when I took your assessment last night, and scored 160 out of 198. When you said, “as a child I thought I wasn’t worth keeping,” you ferried my thoughts back to when I was 7 years old and Daddy left and we never saw him again. My older sister thought it was because she got a B on her spelling test. My younger sister thought it was because she was a girl and Daddy wanted a boy. Me? I just thought I wasn’t worth sticking around for.
Many years later, well into adulthood, we sisters discovered that it was none of the above, rather due to complications from a head injury Daddy sustained during wartime–that he really did love and want us. But the die had been cast; our childhood years were wrought with questions no one seemed to have answers for, self-doubts, insecurities and fears–as we little girls silently grieved a huge loss we didn’t understand and weren’t allowed to talk about.
Today, by God’s mercy and grace we are all Christ-followers, serving in ministry. We have experienced much healing, for which we are so grateful. I realize, however, that the self-doubt and confidence issues are still affecting my life and ministry.
So I look forward to taking this journey with you, Renee, and completing my Journaling assignment with great hope, and joy. Thank you, sweet friend, on behalf of many of us, for seeing your need, and helping us see ours, so that we can find the confidence to do the work to which God has called us. To Him be all the glory and praise!
I am going through a lot of difficulties emotionally from a breakup with my boyfriend and i am very convinced that God is working behind the scenes in my favour through your website. I continue to struggle with my hurt but i know God is healing me too. the pain is much less now and am very grateful to you. God richly bless you. Thank you
Hi Renee
Thank you for the invitation to join you and other women in this 7Day Diet. For a long time I have been in spiritual warfare and each time I overcome the enemy another raises it’s head. I am truly feeling weary and has been questioning God when will it end. It is not that I doubt God is able but the constant battle is threatening to break my confidence that I can make it to the end.
Hello Rene,
I am walking in “Expectancy” believe that the 7DD will help me! I believing God to show me some things and to lead me out of my comfort zone. I know that he has so much more for me and I must have the confidence that I can do what ever He has called and purposed for me to do.