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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Doubt is something that I struggle with daily. Self doubt is my worst enemy sometimes. Thank you for allowing the Lord to use you in such a powerful way!
Thanks for the invitation and for sharing your life. I’m experiencing doubt in just about every area of my life lately. I really want to know what God has for me to learn in each situation. I’ll be listening for Him in your 7DD each day.
how did u know Renee u were spot on i was or am on the verge of giving up so when i saw your email it was like you were here and saw what is going on thank you for your word
I am so excited to join you once again for the 7 -Day Doubt Diet. I am enjoying the online study of your book A Confident Heart.
I am looking forward to the 7DD. Rekindling my love for Jesus and God , thank you!
Very timely email and devotion. I will joining the Confident Heart Study. Looking forward to it.
Joining you again… thank you for the invitation. Can’t wait to get started.
Thanks for the invite. Yesterday I took a big step of surrender and trust in my ‘walk’. Your stories help me (& I am sure many other women) realize that we are not a ‘lone ship’ in the night. We easily relate to your stories and are right there with you in them. I love women ministering to women. Thank you.
I’m am so looking forward to this.
As many of the others this is great timing! I’m doing the Confident Heart study and as with any good study God takes the time to get to the root of our issues down deep in our heart and as one of my previous bible study leaders said It’s like heart surgery when He wants to go deep in our heart. And Satan definately does not want us to heal so he brings it on strong while we are in the weakened state!
Renee, I took your doubt diet the first time around. I would love to do it again in an “up close and personal way” with you. I have been taken back in time to a very painful area in my life while reading only the second chapter of your book. I know that God wants to bring me past this point so I can continue to walk with a confident heart based on who God says I am.
yes, I need this again..I was just thinking this morning about how I needed to read the Confident Heart again., I am feeling very overwhelmed with a lot of responsibilities, from being a mother of 4, to serving
with MOPS, to the dance program I am offering to the children in my community…it is all good, but it
seems like too much and I feel like I’m not doing any of it well, like I’m spinning my wheels…
I wlll look forward to the week!
And to the above post, whenever I need encouragement
I listen to “Strong Enough”, I love that he sings the scripture ” I can do all things through Christ who gives me Strength”.
Hello Renee,
Thank you for this invitation, I’m looking forward to some encouragement. I am severely visually impaired and I struggle with a debilitating terror of potential crisis with my ongoing eye health issues. It will be good to work through this with you. I’m not too sure how it works, it will be anew experience and I’m looking forward to it.
Ruth.
I’m in! I’m so low I have no where else to look but up; maybe that’s the point?? Anyone heard Matthew West’s song ‘Strong Enough’?
Need a job – I foolishly resigned from mine before having another one. I misjudged how hard it would be to find another one. However, I was so stressed out in the other one, I thought I would explode! Please pray for me to see God’s hand in this; even in my mistakes, despite my misjudgements, having mercy on my selfishness. Lord forgive me!!
Renee,hi! I would love to join you again. I really enjoyed it the last time.
Hi, I have been waiting on God to fulfill a promise He made to me over 29 years ago. He keeps reminding me that He keeps His promises, and I know that, from His Word, He does as He kept promises to countless others; however, it just seems to have taken so long and after all I’ve been through, it just doesn’t look like I heard right. I don’t think it’s so much Him as it is me who has made a mistake, so, I was on he verge of giving up on my dream that I asked from Him this morning. I read my email this morning, and there you are telling me that God gave you a nudge to give encouragement about the burden of discouragement and doubt. I also caught a little segment of a Christian broadcast on tv, and she read a quote that mentioned that God does indeed keep His promises and that we must have faith in Him and not give up. I keep getting this encouragement just as I’m ready to give up. I feel like such a weakling as far as faith goes. It’s hard to have faith in a dream that is so close to your heart, especially when you have never seen your dreams come true. It’s taken so long….. Anyway, thank you for the encouragement. I don’t know where this is going to end up, but I wish it would come to pass soon… i have waited so long and it’s getting harder to believe it will ever happen. Thanks again…..
Thank you for a second chance!
This email hit the inbox just at the right time. I need this 7DD right now! Thank you so much, God has really been using you and your words alot in my life since our first 7DD!
perfect timing! Read this following yet another bout of anxieity-induced insomnia at 4am…. Spurred by my lack of confidence in completing a project. I prayed, yet again, for direction about this project and among several other electronic messages of encouragement was your email invitation to join you on this journey. I hear you, God … I’m in!
Hi Renee, Thanks for the invite. God sure does know when to send someone to touch us in our lives. I’ll post more later as it is time for me to go to work. I am so looking forward to this journey together. God bless!