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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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Tempted

I remember many years ago in a youth bible study, we were talking about temptation. I concluded that one can’t be tempted with what they don’t want. As I was pondering on that answer recently, it occurred to me that the response to temptation reveals one’s belief about God.   I think God’s standard of hol…

The War, The Wreckage, The Rewrite

Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.” 1 Samuel 16:1 ** A few days ago, I was in the middle of a thought, and …

Borrowed Steps

**   I took a stroll downtown one fine evening. The sun was setting but the sky remained brightly lit, as though it was not quite ready to end the day. It was warm and comfortable, with an occasional breeze that cooled the air. I did not have a particular destination in mind.   The farther I walked, the more I was env…

Something Borrowed

** “ I love you; I’m in love with you. You are the love of my life. My every feeling is controlled by the look on your face ” ( Fitz, Scandal ).     I tell you this all the time, but you don’t believe me. I know these are not my own words, but isn’t it enough? I should probably have better boundaries , be less detac…

Solid Foundations

I woke up with this thought in my head: don’t put the cart before the horse. This idiom means don’t do things in the wrong order. I think of it as trying to start at step 20 without having completed steps 1-19.  The dangers of putting the cart before the horse is that you’ll waste time and resources. You’ll have to …