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Hi, my name is Chenai! Welcome to my blog! I write to encourage, inspire and empower you in growing in your spiritual life through reflections and prose. I've even written a book -- make sure to check out Hindsight, currently available on Kindle! Don't be shy to reach out! I would love to hear from you! ❤
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September 01, 2026

Unencumbered

** Happy New Month.   I feel like I blinked and fall is upon us. With the official start of fall only around the corner, I feel a pull to do something different. I think every season requires some sort of change, a type of adaptation, if you will: from the food we eat, to how we dress, to how we drive even.  Is this…
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March 24, 2026

Declaration of War

" But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Chris t"  - 1Corinthians15:57 **        I've read a book or two that suggested that most people see wars and focus on losses incurred, and the devastation experienced - both at home and abroad. Meanwhile, others see an opportunity …
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March 17, 2026

Audacity

I stumbled upon a clip on TikTok of President Donald Trump declaring that they've won the war in Iran. I didn't listen to the entire clip, and I briefly skimmed the comments before moving on. The comments were as expected, but as I scrolled away I wondered why he'd declare that.   Of course it sounds rid…
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January 20, 2026

The Myth of the Perfect Solution

I think we often assume the challenges of faith require a specific solution all the time. For example, if someone has a headache, we may suggest Tylenol, Ibuprofen, drinking water, rest, or another specific remedy. I have personally never heard anyone saying "just endure it" as a solution. To be fa…
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November 06, 2025

Stony Ground

During bible study, a comment was made that Christians don’t exercise their faith but often lean toward     being practical or realistic rather than declaring the Word of God. For example, the word of God says that you were healed by the stripes of Jesus, but rather than declaring wholeness, we consistently declare …
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October 16, 2025

Unbelief

We are believers who do not believe.     I think that, personal weaknesses aside, people of faith do not exercise faith as we ought. We say we have faith, and I think we do, but when trouble comes, many of us are like the seed that fell on rocky ground, and because the word is not rooted, we quickly lose faith.  Per…
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September 30, 2025

Light Has Come

“But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him” (John 12:37).  Recently when I read this scripture, I felt it was talking to me, but I didn’t understand how that could be so. I thought about testimonies that I have, I thought of testimonies that I heard, and thought of the things …
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June 26, 2025

Bold Move Ahead

As the first six months of the year are wrap up, I can’t believe how fast time is moving. I feel that there’s so much to do—and not enough time. I need to do some reflection and prepare for the coming month. But I want to challenge myself. And I think the first challenge is it reconsider how I think about time.  God h…
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May 06, 2025

A House of Many Vessels

"A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honour: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work." 2 Timo…
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April 30, 2025

Letting Go Of Shame

Finding out that I have been incubating feelings of shame has been sobering. Sobering, because how I see myself is in direct opposition to a person who is held bound in shame. I don’t hold a low opinion of myself and my worth. Though I thought more highly of myself when I was younger, I still hold myself in high reg…
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April 22, 2025

Conviction

Sight is a function of the eyes, but vision is the function of the heart.   Myles Munroe  ***      If you don’t choose the life that you want, someone else will choose the life that you’ll live. If you are passive about your life, you’ll suffer the life that someone chooses for you. If the faith you have is only in wo…
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April 17, 2025

Believe In Yourself Now More Than Ever

If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint" then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.  Vincent Van Gogh  *** ** You have to believe in yourself, you know. You have to believe in yourself for yourself and for the fulfillment of the path that is set before you.     You can’t worry a…
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February 07, 2025

Thoughts & Intentions

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews12:4 *   I recently had a conversation with someone, and this person repeated a scripture that my pastor had mention…
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January 21, 2025

People Pleasing

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned.  I violated  the  Lord ’s command and your instructions. I was afraid  of the men and so I gave in to them. 1Samuel15:24 ** * I’ve taken for granted the power that people pleasing has; of how it swallows confidence and spews doubt like a burst dam, so that it becomes natural…
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