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New Beginning


New beginning - a chance to start afresh or to do things differently. 

The reason I stopped blogging is simply because I lost inspiration, my life got hectic and blogging was the last thing on my mind. Apart from that, I just didn't feel like I had anything worth saying. When I began my blog, I made a promise to myself that I would do my best to keep this blog as authentic as possible. That meant only posting when I felt like I had something worth sharing - I didn't want to post for the sake of it. Maintaining authenticity was, and still is, my main priority which is why I took a long break. 

As the title says, this is a new beginning. When I first started my blog I stated that I wouldn't stick to a specific theme and would simply share my thoughts and feelings as they came. I have been contemplating resuming my blog for a couple of weeks now and I finally got the revelation on what direction I wanted my blog to take. I realised not sticking to a particular theme also contributed to my lack of inspiration so I decided to switch things up. 

If you use the YouVersion bible app then you are familiar with the verse of the day concept and today's verse of the day is: 2 Corinthians 5:18 (NLT) - "And all this is a gift from God, who brought us back to Himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to Him". Essentially, God has empowered all of us with the ministry of reconciliation - which is restoring others back to Him. So I sat with the verse for a bit and I was wondering what I can do to reconcile others to Christ and BOOM - it clicked! I can use my blog.

I have decided that moving forward, I will use my blog to talk about my walk with Christ, my thoughts, struggles and everything else in between. Those close to me can bear witness to the fact that majority of this year I have been repeating the statement, "I want to have a more intentional walk with Christ" so I believe my blog can help in that and hopefully help you guys too, as the readers. 

 Until next time...


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  1. Ntsako M11/28/2024

    So excited that you're back!! Looking forward to reading your new blogs I know they'll be amazing!<3

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  2. Taku Nyatowa11/28/2024

    Good work

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  3. Anonymous11/28/2024

    Still as inspiring as ever, can’t wait for this new chapter !!!

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    1. Hailey11/28/2024

      Thank you, cant wait to share the next chapter!

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