Category: Faith
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Praise as an Act of Defiance
A Weapon of War Last month, I felt led to participate in the 8th year of Hallelujah Challenge, October edition. In true Rashida fashion, I did not do all the days, but I did complete what I started 😊. So, what is the Hallelujah Challenge (HC)? It is a 25-day praise, worship and prayer gathering…
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Overcoming Weight Struggles: A Journey of Faith and Transformation
In March 2018, I had just relocated to Austin, TX and I was getting acquainted with my new surroundings. I had never lived outside of Atlanta for longer than three months and this was my first time living away from the hometown by myself with no friends and no real contact with other people outside…
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The Winding Path of God
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. – Galatians 6:9 I’m at a point in my life where I am confronting two things I have tried to avoid the majority of my life: working out and choosing healthier meals. The workouts are not…
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Getting Back Up
One thing I don’t mention very often, if at all, is my love for roller skating. I am originally from the Atlanta area, where skating is a normal pastime. I never made it to Cascade or Golden Glide. But you could certainly catch me at Sparkles on the Southside or All American Skating Center in…
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Trusting God: Embracing Less for More
Lessons About Depending on God I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you repent [that is, change your inner self—your old way of thinking, live changed lives] and become like children [trusting, humble, and forgiving], you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 18:3 AMP As I was watering my…
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The Journey to Healing
The Holy Road to Recovery We need Jesus. We are sin sick, diseased within our souls and the only thing that can heal us is Jesus (Psalm 38:3) . After I prayed, I was directed to listen to content by Jerry Flowers. I wasn’t quite sure what to listen to, but I ended up listening…
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Blooming Where You Are Planted
There is something exciting about moving. Sure, it’s a pain in the butt to pack up everything and then unpack everything finding a place for each item in your new home. But, the idea of a fresh start always seems like a good idea to me. However, after moving across country twice, unnecessarily, I am…
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Beauty in Simplicity
I felt the Lord nudging me to go on a walk a couple of weeks ago. There is a path I like to take that is unpaved. To get to it, I walk through our well-planned subdivision and onto the road, without a sidewalk with just grass, standalone homes, some trash, and pretty wildflowers along…
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If I Could Turn Back Time…
The songwriter’s reflection on the impossibility of undoing past mistakes resonates deeply, highlighting the absence of a “re-do” button in life. Rashida emphasizes the importance of apologizing, learning, and forgiving oneself, drawing from personal experiences and spiritual insights. She emphasizes that God forgives and can transform mistakes for His glory.
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Finding Myself in Christ
As of March 19th, 2024, Spring has sprung. And with the change of the physical season, I sense there is one happening in my personal life as well. I am starting a new role, I’m back in Texas and I am dating again, all things that I thought may have been dead in my life.…
Rashida Wright 