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Sometimes you must leave the comfort of what is to embrace the potential of what will be. @KristenStrong | #GirlMeetsChange {Click to Tweet}
I love these words written by my friend Kristen Strong in her wonderful book,Girl Meets Change: truths to carry you through life’s transitions. God is stretching me with Kristen’s words, encouraging me to open my hands and let go of what is or what I thought would be, that isn’t – so I can embrace the potential of what will be.
Today, I got to hang out with Kristen and talk about change, and her book on BLAB! Have you heard of BLAB? It was new to me but so fun!! Anyway, we spent time together in a live video conversation with our two dear friends, Crystal Stine and Jennifer Dukes Lee.
We shared our struggles and our stories; how we’re learning to stay close to Jesus in the midst of hard transitions. I also shared some practical ways Ive had to make adjustments so my heart can survive and my family can thrive in the midst of big and difficult changes we’ve been walking through the past year.
You can watch the replay of our conversation on Blab. But… I need to warn you: I was a slight mess for the first few minutes because my mic wouldn’t work. And you will get to see my cute husband trying to figure out what to do while the rest of the girls acted amazingly calm and refrain from shouting, “Shut your computer, Renee!” because hello, we were quite a distraction :). But once we got going, it was so encouraging to listen to what these amazing ladies had to share. So. So. Good! Click HERE to watch the replay.
RESOURCES MENTIONED
During our conversation, we talked about a few new resources I’ve created to help my heart and maybe yours, too. I wanted to make them easy to find here, so they are shown below. My journal just released and it’s on Amazon. The other two products are coming soon from DaySpring. I’ll announce when they are available – here on my blog! So, be sure to sign up for my EMAIL UPDATES – in my sidebar – you aren’t already!
Come to Me {journal}
by Renee Swope
Jesus invites us to come to Him: to receive, rest, be renewed, and remain in His love. Experience the power of God’s presences and rejuvenate your soul with the living water of His word as you are reminded with the truth of who God is and who you are in Him.Filled with inspirational quotes and prayers, this journal will help you position your heart to receive God’s peace, plans, perspective and purpose for you each day.
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A Confident Heart {100 Days of Living in the Security of God’s Promises}
DaySpring HeartLifter (Coming Spring 2016)
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Whether you’re walking through a transition now, see one coming, or are recovering from the last one, change is inevitable. But thriving is optional. With Christ close by, be okay. As Kristen shares in her book,“If God is calling us out of one place, He is sending us to another with His blessing.”
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Oh, how I struggle with change. It is so scary to me. I would LOVE to read this book and then I would share it with a neighborhood friend that has experienced drastic change in her life the past few years.
Loved this post and video and everything about it. I know this book will be purchased by almost every woman who sees it…because we ALL will have change sometime.
I can’t wait to read it!
Thanks Renee and Thanks Kristen!
Oh how I’d love to share this book with a girlfriend and definitely read it myself too because I want to learn to thrive through times or seasons or situations of change!
I would like a copy of your book because the past few years have brought a lot of change to my life. One of the more difficult is that my mother died in September last year. She had cancer. I was blessed to have been there during her final two and a half months of time on this earth including when she took her final breath. I know she now is at rest, but I’m stuck.
I don’t really know how to move forward. We weren’t close during her life, but something happens when you are the sole care giver of a terminally ill parent. It is a bond that I’ll treasure for the rest of my life. But, now what. I wasn’t needed at home while I was away, so I feel like I’m not really necessary. How do I move forward? Maybe your book will help me sort through these jumbled thoughts.
I live when Jesus calls women to lead other women. Thank you for writing this book. My family has been amidst change this past year with what I fear to be another soon around the corner. It’s hard when I feel u have to hold everyone together and I have to go along with it when it not MY desire. I hope to read this book and be drawn nearer to Jeus and confident of our plans.
I have been struggling lately with whether my chosen field is where I need to. I’ve been in hospitality for over 8 years. I feel so disillusioned and worn down but it is all I know. I wonder if I should change fields or just changemy attitude. I would love to read this book. <3
I would love to win this. With me being a newlywed, a miscarriage, a premature birth, and becoming a new mom in April. I’ve had a lot of changes this past year. I’d love to win this for myself and eventually pass it on to my daughter.
This book sounds like it would be just what I need in this transition I’m moving through. I retired two years ago. In the beginning I was excited. Then I felt myself slipping into a mild depression. Questioning my purpose in life now. I found myself wanting to withdraw from church, bible study, my non-profits where I helped out and family. All I wanted to do was stay in my pj’s and veg out. I was putting on weight which wasn’t helping my outlook. There was a picture taken of me at a Christmas gathering and I looked so fat. I said I was a beached whale. I decided I was going to get healthy body wise and spirituality. I am completing a 30 day body cleanse this week. I have a reading plan to read the Bible each day and complete it but the end of the year. January 1, 2017 I will then read the Bible in the order of events. I decided I was not being loyal and honoring God. I’m doing whatever I need to to get my life back. At 62 years of age, I have so much more to give in the name of our Heavenly Father. I would love to read this book.
I’m going through some rough health issues and would love to read this book and then pass it on to my teenage daughter who is in highschool. I think highschool is tough enough to deal with but then add a sick mommy to worry about and well…I think its just a bit overwhelming at times. I think this book would be great for the both of us! Thanks for the opportunity!
I could probably use the info in this book seeing that my youngest child is a senior now and will be graduating, then going for the summer to volunteer at an orphanage in Mexico and then off to college. Wow ! Lots of changes coming my way. Then empty nest at our home.
This book sounds like a recipe from God to help many of going through the struggles of life, no matter what are. I’m fighting my own battles, just as every other person who has posted here. Praying God picks the most deserving.
I have experienced changes to my health recently.I think this book would be good for me to read!
I do not handle change well and am learning from God that He is my source to trust during change. It is always helpful to gain from other people’s experiences and how they handle trials and changes and how God showed up for them. What faith building.
Blessings.
I’d love to share this with a dear lady who is yet again starting over, and has never really thrived! Thanks for the opportunity to win and share, and I’m looking forward to reading this!
Going through tough transitions at church, losing friends over it; and after 10 years facing a new boss at work – or maybe a whole new job & company. So much change resulting in lots of loss right now.
I anticipate changes in the coming year and would live to read this book.
I would love to read it for a variety of reasons: I have a new position at work that I am loving but struggling with all the change that comes with it. I am also striving to have a closer relationship with God, constantly needing to remind myself to pause and listen for the Holy Spirit in my dailyy life, wanting to be ready for whatever change He calls me to.
What I find so intrteseing is you could never find this anywhere else.
I came upon this email and was able to watch the video of the ladies talking about change. This was very timely as I was feeling very down tonight and just drained. My husband was diagnosed just about 3 years ago with stage iv colon cancer so we have been going through a lot of change. I also find myself fearful at the thought of the future and the unknown. CHANGE can be wonderful and also very difficult. I was naive to think things would never change much, how wrong I was. Dont get me wrong we have had many blessings during this cancer journey and we feel very blessed. But I realize now change will happen.
I’d love to read it but even more, I have three daughters that could make use of it. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I really need this book. I feel so discouraged and stuck between my past and my future.