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Renee Swope

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

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Want to help me out and win a $20 Gift Card?

Okay, so most of you know I’m in the process of writing a book. My first book! Just last week my publisher chose my suggested title, and I just about jumped out of my chair! I hope you like it as much as I do. You ready? Drum roll please…

A Confident Heart

I love those three words. They describe what I have always wanted. For so many years I lived with an insecure, fear-filled, doubting-myself kind of heart. But over the past several years, God has taken me on a journey of moving beyond simply believing in Him to really believing Him; to really putting my trust in the power of His promises and living like they are true!

Some days I do much better than others. But when I choose to believe and live what I know about who I am and Whose I am, I experience a wonderful thing – a confident heart!

Do women struggle with self doubt?
Last year I surveyed over 1200 women about their self doubts. Here is some of what they shared when I asked what doubt whispers and how doubt affects them:

92% hear doubt whisper: “You’re not good enough.”

85 – 90% hear doubt whisper: “You can’t balance your life.” “You’re not gifted enough.” “You worry too much.” “You’re not smart enough.” “You’ll never change.” You can’t follow God consistently.”“If people knew who you really are…”

95% say doubt makes them: feel like quitting or giving up; feel paralyzed or stuck; question how and what they are doing; feel uncertain about God’s plan for their lives; feel discouraged and defeated; distracted; or steals their focus.

I am praying, “A Confident Heart” will set women free from the trap of doubt and give them the God-fidence that is ours when we live in power of His promises.

How can you help?
I need a subtitle to summarize what will be inside the book. And that is where I’m getting stuck. So, I’ve decided to call upon some of the smartest people I know…YOU! Will you help me think through the subtitle?

This message will help a woman navigate through the causes and paralyzing effects of self-doubt and illustrate, through Biblical and real-life examples, how she can live confidently in the truth of who she is and who she can become in Christ. A Confident Heart will give voice to the questions, doubts, struggles, and hopes many women have but are afraid to admit. This book will set free the captive heart that lives in the darkness of insecurity and uncertainty, but longs for the illumination of God’s power, truth, and grace. This is not a cookie-cutter approach to forever eliminating doubt like one would a grass stain on a white T-shirt. It’s about learning how to identify, process, and even use doubt to get you to a place of secure dependence, by stepping out of doubt’s shadows and into the power of God’s promises.

How can you win a gift card?
Will you read over the following subtitles and let me know what you think about them? Would any of them grab your attention and prompt you to want to buy this book?

A Confident Heart
How to Stop Doubting Yourself and Start Trusting God’s Promises

A Confident Heart
Stop Doubting Yourself and Start Believing God

A Confident Heart
Learning to Live in the Power of God’s Promises

Which one do you like best? Please vote for one, and if you think of another idea (after reading what the book is about), also give us your suggestion.

For everyone that comments between today and the weekend, I will enter you into a random drawing to win a $20 Starbucks or Target card. Bribery isn’t all bad right? I’ll announce the winner Monday morning! Feel free to comment as many times as you like as ideas come to you.

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Include your email or come back Monday so I can let you know you won.

Roll Call please. Tell me where you are from (state, country) and your age. Pleeeeaaaasee. It’s so helpful and interesting to know more about you who gather here.

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More than ever before, I need your help and your opinion. And I know you have one. Please don’t doubt that what you think will be helpful!! My publisher and I want to hear your thoughts and we value your input. It’s you (and women like you) that I’m writing this book for!

Comments

  1. I am a 40 year old housewife and I NEED to read your book. So hurry with it please. Thanks! 😉

    I like the third one of the three you've listed.

    It reminds me of the song by Jonny Diaz- More Beautiful You.

    What about something like…

    Realizing the Beauty that is You.

  2. A Confident Heart
    Defeating Doubt with the Power of God's Promises

    My name is Cori, I am 32 and live in Hickory, NC

    Blessings!!!!

  4. A Confident Heart
    Stop Doubting Yourself and Start Believing God

    I would purchase a book with this subtitle b/c it's simple and straightforward. You should totally include something about doubt in the subtitle, especially after reading your survey results.

  7. Hi Renee,
    How about… Overcoming doubt by learning to Live in the Power of God's Promises
    I live in Redmond, Oregon and I am 45. Very excited to read the book!!

  8. Of the three above, my choice is #2. Another idea I had for a subtitle:

    Transform a heart held captive by doubt to one being captivated by Truth…

    Leah
    Asheville, NC

  10. Hello, I too struggle with doubts, fears and trusting God and thank you for being real and that no matter what we are not alone in this!

    I like the title: A Confident Heart
    How to Stop Doubting Yourself and Start Trusting God(how much better off we would be if we practice this everyday)

    Blessings to you and your family!
    Nancy ( Va)
    [email protected]

  11. Hi Renee, I like
    A Confident Heart
    How to Stop Doubting Yourself and Start Believing God

    I am currently struggling (and its been several years now that this started) with something I feel like God has put on my heart to do, but, it is SO OUT THERE and so out of my comfort zone that I'm having a hard time convincing myself that it really is God. So, I keep pushig it away. Just reading this title makes me think, "there's God telling me once again that this is something I need to do" LOL

  12. Hi Renee!! I'm so excited that you are writing this book! I LOVE "How to stop doubting yourself and start believing God." Doubt is such a powerful word, and it just jumps out at me when I read it.

    Brandie
    [email protected]
    26 yr old wife and mommy from Texas =D

  13. I like the 3rd one…Learning to Live in the Power of God's Promises…

    excited about your book!

    Anne Marie, 23 yrs old, NC

  15. My name is Sarah Gillaspie.

    I currently live in Maryland, and I am 31. For your subtitle I like simply: believing and trusting God’s promises

  16. A Confident Heart
    Learning to Live in the Power of God's Promises

    I like the word Choose also. Choosing to live with God's promises

    Or maybe even A Confident Heart – Filling your heart with God's grace

    Andrea
    Peoria, AZ
    32 years old

  20. I like the first option you mentioned. I also wanted to make a suggestion. Something that you said in your description of your book resonated with me — "step out of its shadows and into the power of God's promises", so how about

    A Confident Heart: Stepping Out of the Shadow of Doubt and Into the Power of God's Promises

    God's blessings on your quest!

    Pam

  24. Your book sounds great. I like How to stop doubting yourself and start believing God. But I would leave off the how to..

    A Confident Heart
    Stop doubting yourself-Start believing God.

    I live in Minnesota and I'm 46

    Would love to read it when it's finished…Beth
    [email protected]

  25. I like the first one the most–and the second one comes in a close second! 🙂 I don't like the third one because it doesn't address "doubt" and that's what the book is about.

    How about this combination?

    Stop Doubting Yourself and Start Believing God's Promises

    Prayers and blessings, Renee!

    Rebecca
    35
    Vancleave, MS

  27. Renee, I like the second one the best…"How to stop doubting yourself and start believing God". That one would capture my attention the most, and make me want to read the book.

    Rachel
    [email protected]
    NE Iowa
    33 years old

    🙂 Looking forward to reading your book!! 🙂

  28. I like one of the other commentors suggestion – Anchored in God's Truth. I believe we must be looking for our identity in Him and His truth for our lives. Satan loves when we doubt and stray from what GOD says about us and our relationship with Him. Personally I don't care for a subtitle that has "how" in it. I don't particularly want another "how to" book. For some reason it brings connotations of a list of should and shouldn'ts in order to obtain a confident heart. Hope that makes sense!

    I'm 40, residing overseas

  30. Instead of the How to – i like just simply "Stop doubting yourself and start believing in God."

  31. You once said something that "stuck" for me…

    [A Confident Heart]
    Leave the shadow of your doubts, and live in the shadow of the Cross

    When I have doubts I try to filter them through the Cross. Not only do I believe… Jesus believes in me! Besides, living in the shadow of the Cross is very forgiving and freeing 🙂

  32. I liked "A Confident Heart How to Stop Doubting Yourself and Start Trusting God's Promises" Or how about "A Confident Heart: Moving Beyond Self Doubt into the Power of His Promises"
    A lot of the other ones the ladies posted all sound so good. God has the perfect one in mind that I am sure you will know when you see it. I'm looking forward to reading your book.
    PS I just turned 50 (ouch), am raising 4 kids (10,12,15,17) and live in FL

  36. "A Confident Heart – Anchored Securely in God's Love"

    or "Anchored Securely in God's Truths"

    Psalm 71:5
    For You have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.

    Excited about your first book!
    Sharon

  39. I love the second one but would take out the "How" and "and"

    Just point blank, plain, simple, stop and start. "Stop doubting yourself start believing God.

    But then again I'm exhausted and delirious! Can't wait to read it!

    Paula G.

  40. A Confident Heart:
    How to let go of Doubt and Grab hold of God's promises

    If that's too long then:

    A Confident Heart:
    How to Let Go of Doubt

    That would be enough to draw me in. I look forward to reading this because He has me on this same journey right now.

    Blessings to you!

    Bonnelle
    Omaha, NE
    [email protected]
    Age – 44

  41. A Confident Heart
    Trusting God means letting go and leaving it with Him.

    A Confident Heart
    Do we trust God?

    A Confident Heart
    Stop believing the lies of the Enemy and believe in Gods promises.

    A Confident Heart
    God is always there to reassure us.

    Those were a few ideas that mean something to me because they are things that I do struggle with.

    I am so looking forward to reading your book when it comes out.

    Thankyou for sharing your times of doubt and how God is working in those times in your life.

    I am 37 and live in Littleton, NH in the beautiful White Mountains.

    Chrissy

  43. I do not know if this is too long or not but it's just a thought.
    "A Confident Heart",
    Learning to release doubt and live in God's powerful promises.
    "A Confident Heart"
    Exchanging your doubts for his powerful promises.
    A Confident Heart"
    The power in releasing doubts.

    I'm so excited about knowing that there is a book comming out that you are writing. I would be honored to have the chance to read anything that you have written. There is so much power in what you write and honesty. If you write this book anything like you write your blogs it will bless so many women, some that you may never meet but your book will reach them and bring deliverance and healing. God bless you as you write. Lora, 38 High Point North Carolina

  44. I think Learning to live in the power of God's promises. I know he has promised us many things but the problem is I don't know if I am worthy of them and are they really for me? Can't wait to read the book.
    Mississippi,34

  45. A Confident Heart: The truth of who you are through God

    A Confident Heart: A journey to understanding how to positively work through doubt

    Lisa
    TN, 29

    I loved the word Godfidence,

    This one may be a stretch… well they all might be but…

    A Confident Heart: A Journey to finding peace through the power of God-fidence.

  46. How to start living in the power of God's TRUTH…

    I fully believe when we are not confident, we are believing the devils lies, so I think the work Truth should be in the title.

    Shannon
    Clear Lake MN
    age 37

  47. Woo-hooo!!! So exciting to see your title and to get to give my input on a subtitle! 🙂

    I like "How to stop doubting yourself and start believing God." Love, love that one!

    I am 33 years old, live in SC, and you are writing this book for me!!! Okay, not for me personally, but I am one of the women you are writing this for!!!! 🙂

    A woman who wants a confident heart,
    K 🙂

  48. A Confident Heart
    Open the door to your heart, it's God, won't you let me in?

    (or)

    A Confident Heart
    Choosing the chamber of life over the chamber of doubt.

    [email protected]

  49. A Confident Heart
    How to stop doubting yourself and start believing God

    or A Confident Heart
    How to silence whispering doubts and really believe God's promises

    I like the words doubt, believe and promises…

    Can't wait to read it, Renee!!
    [email protected]

    I'm so thankful for your friendship, support and prayer! love you!
    xoxo