Vow Renewal.

"I'm not going back. I'm moving ahead. Here to declare to you, my past is over. 

In You, all things are made new. Surrendered my life to Christ, I'm moving....FORWARD!" 

On March 22,2015, at Faith Life International Church in Orange City Florida, I gave my life back to Christ. As I write this, the question that the pastor asked me is ringing in my heart: "Do you understand what you're doing?" 

Whoa. I literally just said GOODBYE to MY plans and said "God, take the wheel of my entire life!" That means that I no longer enjoy or seek the things of this world, but I CHASE and seek God's face. I no longer follow the traditions and the ways of this world, I seek God's direction for my life and  follow HIM. I am no longer broken. I am no longer on an emotional roller coaster. I am no longer the same person because 2 Corinthians tells me that: 

 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT)

I no longer walk with my head held down or shameful of my past because I've been redeemed and forgiven! I no longer allow my past to torment me or let my current situations bring me down because I can place ALL my cares and worries at the feet of Christ. There's nothing that I have to go through alone because I have a God that can and will be with me through everything. Right there with me...pushing me to go further. Right there giving me calm even when chaos surrounds. Right there convicting me of my wrongs and drawing me to true repentance. Not condemning me, but correcting me as a loving Father would. 

I no longer harbor unforgiveness in my heart because I have forgiven in the name of Jesus. All of my negative feelings of jealousy, envy, bitterness, anger, depression, dishonesty,etc. will be replaced with things of God. 

[But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! (Galatians 5:22-23 NLT)]

My life is so much bigger than what I can see. I've been blinded for far too long and I want and need clear vision and who better to seek than the creator of my life. I no longer place my trust in man or this world. I no longer give my time, my energy, or my heart to things or people that don't deserve it. I no longer seek to find joy in temporary and material things. 

God is my joy. God is my peace. God is my healer. God is my everything. 

Before I run to man, I run to and cling to Christ. Before I allow my fickle emotions to send me on a whirlwind of emotions, I seek God for my clarity and comfort when I don't understand.  

My name is Alesha Wright and I have renewed my vows with God. 

Frame your mind.

"Father, fill my every spare moment with thoughts of you and your love for me. I want to ponder your Word and your glory in my heart all day long."


This is such a relatable plea. I'm starting to make an intentional goal of purposely dwelling and marveling in the good. It's so easy to constantly replay things that didn't make us feel good. But how much better would we feel if we used the same energy and time to purposely focus on the good? I don't want to live my life being bitter, jealous, spiteful, depressed, isolated, fearful, or unmotivated. 

If only we could take the time to TRULY realize that despite the bad, there's always good. I truly believe that we can make a situation much worse than it actually is. I've definitely been guilty of thinking about a negative situation, then thinking about the "what ifs", and in return becoming more upset about things that COULD have happened. 

I don't want to be the "negative nancy" that everyone tries to stay away from because my negative spirit is so thick and dampens other's moods by just being around me. I want to be filled with the things of Christ so that HIS light shines through me even in dark places. How many times have you been in such a good mood, but then you go around a person and they're upset or just down, and your mood quickly shifts to that gloomy mood? Now think about a time where you were feeling down, but you went around someone that was full of energy and bubbly...didn't it lighten your mood (even if just a little).

I'm done with the negative. My mission is to constantly seek and chase the positive. Life is beautiful. GOD IS AMAZING. Just thinking about who God is and what He's capable of is enough to make me full of joy. If only we can just continuously hold God and His truths in our heart, oh how brightly we would shine....

So join me in this challenge: 
The moment you start thinking about something negative or you feel a situation impacting you in a negative way, CAST DOWN THOSE THOUGHTS and start thinking about God's promises. Fight back. Don't let those fickle emotions or toxic thoughts run you....GOD IS BIGGER THAN IT ALL!!!

&& she shall begin blogging again soon....

When I blog, it's never just because I'm bored or what have you. I vowed that when I first started this blog, that I would ALWAYS let God lead me whenever I posted a blog. Life got crazy, I've slipped and fell, and I completely lost sight, but I'M COMING BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! 

I'm not sure what my next blog will be about, or even the exact day and/or time I will post it, but God is definitely tugging at my heart to start back. So....

Pressing toward the Goal

Philippians 3:12-16 New Living Translation (NLT)

12 I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. 13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

15 Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you. 16 But we must hold on to the progress we have already made.