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Rachelle Antoine

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  • Change Chronicles, Week 11: Repentance

    James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. Confession vs Repentance I have always been very fond of confessing because of what James 5:16 says, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for… Read.

  • Change Chronicles, Week 10: An Honest Reflection

    John 4:24,  God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. This was a post I wasn’t going to publish. Its raw and unfiltered. I wrote this end of last year. I felt the need to write so I did. Sometimes, I feel unsure God cares about my hearts desires.… Read.

  • Change Chronicles: Week 9, Renewed Strength

    Isaiah 40:31 “…but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary;they shall walk and not faint.” Renewed Strength I am not sure where to start, except that I am beginning to see God’s plan. I feel I am finally experiencing what it… Read.

  • Change Chronicles:Week 8, A Desire That Lingers

    Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. BIRTHDAY JOYS & BLUES It’s the day after my 34th birthday! I am on my way back home on the train from my quick solo trip to Chicago. I got words, facetime calls, alone time, a fancy dinner and time off! The only… Read.

  • Change Chronicles:Week 6, Rest

    Psalm 23:2“He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.” One night, I sat down to spend time with God, and a vision of me playing the guitar came to mind. So I went upstairs to get it. I brushed my callous-less fingers across the strings — a feeling that… Read.

  • 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 52, Grievances of My Mother

    Exodus 20:5b–6 “…punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.” I was recently listening to voice messages I had sent to a friend earlier this year. In… 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.