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Rachelle Antoine

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  • Change Chronicles:Week 4, The Real Me

    John 10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I feel the real me emerging under the dross. The fire pruning the impurities I once imagined were me. I feel a grief creep up as I lose… Read.

  • Change Chronicles: Week 2, Why Am I Hiding from Me?

    Matthew 25:25–26“So I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant…’” The Lord Speaking Last night, I came to a realization that led me into a 24-hour fast. I spent time with God journaling, praying, listening.… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 51 — For Lack of Discipline

    Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. The Meat of It I was sitting in Bible study as one of the men was sharing. On his lap lay his Bible, opened to Proverbs 12:1. As I read that verse, I was stunned. You see, I haven’t been very disciplined in… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 48,The Man I Ran From: How the Holy Spirit Revealed the Root of My Insecurity

    Proverbs 19:3 — A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord. I have been running for a long time.Running from my calling. Running from what I desire. Running from what feels difficult.Running has become so familiar that it feels natural—even when I’m running from the very things I long… Read.

  • Grief Letters :Week 47,Hope Cries Out

    Romans 2:5  And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. HOPE CRIES OUT Hope has been calling out to me lately. It’s been beckoning me to believe—to stop dwelling on negative things and instead take hold of hope.… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 45, The Grief of Change

    Ecclesiastes 7:3,“Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. Shifting Towards Change I’ve been a Christian for over 15 years, and somehow I’ve never read the Bible cover to cover. For the longest time, that felt like a failure on my part. I always felt like I should be farther… Read.

  • Grief Letters:Week 44,New Wine & New Seasons

    Matthew 9:17 “Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.” Today I watched a video that hit me with unexpected conviction. The speaker said, “Procrastination is assuming… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 43, All Things Work Together

    Romans 8:28, And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. An Awakening Last week, I wrote about an awakening in me — about God waiting for me to live the life He had planned all along. Looking back, I think that’s… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 40, Wrestling God & Questions

    Genesis 32:28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[f]because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” 🌱 Moving Forward Sometimes grief is realizing the only thing holding you back is you. There’s something deeply moving about recognizing that you are the one in charge of your life — that… Read.

  • Grief Letters: Week 38, A Desire That Tarries

    Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord , and he will give you the desire of your heart When the Desire Still Remains Lately, I’ve desired marriage and kids. It’s no surprise to write this, as it’s something I’ve wanted for most of my life. However, I find myself struggling to pray about a future… Read.