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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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April 07, 2026

Interrupted

** Why did you stop caring? I recognized that self-awareness is     optional for some. And as long as the train is running uninterrupted, then it isn't a priority. Thus, I decided it's noise, and it's getting compartmentalized as such.   What do you think will result from doing so? I don't know. Perh…
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March 31, 2026

See Light

"For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light."  Psalm 36:9 *** There are times when you may go through some things, and you can't see past where you are, because where you are is the only tangible reality that you can perceive. I've certainly been there before. However, when t…
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March 13, 2026

Don't Forget Me

“Don’t forget us.”   These seemingly harmless words have far reaching implications. I’ve been reading the novel, Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga, and when these words were spoken to the main character by her mother, I chuckled wryly.   I say it’s a harmless phrase, because the same words have come out of my…
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February 20, 2026

Scattered Pieces

My husband bought a 500-piece puzzle to work on. It wasn't something I intended to join him in; the last time I did any sort of puzzle was in elementary school, I think. It’s not my go-to form of relaxation. But while home alone, attempting to avoid watching another episode (that I've already watched) of   S…
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January 28, 2026

Naked In A Crowded Room

Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered. Proverbs11:13 ** I remember sharing something personal with someone, and asking that person to keep it between the two of us, only for what I shared to get back to me through another person shortly afterwards. I h…
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December 09, 2025

Trusting God In Uncertainty

As I was scrolling on Threads , I read a comment that said, “You really gotta be OK with walking with God, having no idea where y’all are going.” I chuckled. Walking with God often feels like an extreme sport.  I think most times you don’t know the specific destination, so the level of trust required is astronomical. …
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November 13, 2025

Stay Ready

I saw a short clip yesterday of a preacher saying when a woman’s pregnant, before she has even seen the baby, she starts purchasing all the things she’ll need for the baby’s arrival. She begins to prepare, knowing that the baby is on the way. Matthew 21:22 says that if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask …
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July 24, 2025

Strengthen Your Brethren

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."   - Edith Wharton ******** The strong among us must awaken the strength in others. There is a strength in each and every person that needs to be awakened, so that life ceases to feel like a toss up, or a game which ha…
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July 15, 2025

Death Of An Ego

I recently spoke to someone with whom I’d had a misunderstanding. It’s amazing what you can learn when you decide to listen and are also listened to. It’s funny how something simple can be ironed out and peace is restored. It’s amazing what can be achieved when you put your ego aside so that the truth can reign. It …
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May 20, 2025

Role Model

I don’t go out of my way to be a role model.     Why? When I was in school, teachers liked to throw that word around a lot. And if you’re the older kids, that word is the stick used to keep you in line. Initially, it felt good, because it acknowledged us as capable of making good decisions. We weren’t fully adults y…
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April 03, 2025

Wonderings

Yesterday I went on a walk and I discovered a few things. I have been regretting being obedient in something a couple of year ago. Sincerely I believe that it was God speaking to me at the time, and I thought my obedience would bring about a favourable result soon after; but it’s been years since then. It’s somethin…
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April 01, 2025

Idolatry

But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.” Numbers20:12 **** ** How you perceive the word that God has spoken matters. How you see the word that God has spoken matters, n…
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March 25, 2025

Destiny Fulfillment

"Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." [Unknown] ** Sometimes I look at that gold placard in our church and I take a breath. Destiny. Fulfillment. I remember a sermon by Myles Munroe where he says the richest place on earth…
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February 20, 2025

Conspiracies

I’ve written this before, and it is in me to repeat it again: at least in my experience, I have learned that there are people who care about what we are doing [in life] and are determined to be a stumbling block to us. There are people throughout history whose lives were cut short, by overzealous, obsessive fans or …
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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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