The Rock.

²⁴ “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. ²⁶ But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ²⁷ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

This verse was something that spoke deeply to me this morning for various reasons. It was an amazing reminder that I can’t find the stability that I’m wanting so badly outside of Christ. The things of this world MIGHT sustain me for a little, but it will always always always fail me. We have to stop placing so much trust and energy into our own “willpower” and even other people and things. When we know better, but don’t do better, we reap the consequences of that. These verses don’t tell me that troubles WON’T come, but it does remind me that if I place my heart, soul, and mind on the right foundation (Christ), I can get through it. I may sway and I may even begin to topple a little, BUT He will be there to catch me before I fall. He’s solid and He’s unmovable. He’s strong where I’m not. It just reminds me that He truly has my back if I allow Him to handle the things that I can’t. Now if I choose to ignore the things I KNOW, it shouldn't be a surprise when I fall flat on my face. He has presented Himself, so it’s up to me to choose to be deeply rooted in HIS foundation. Not my own. Not my friend’s. Not my little boo. Not family. But HIM!

Partial obedience is still disobedience. So we can choose to walk in the truth that we know or continue to sink in the things we know aren't helping us to move forward.

Such a bittersweet reminder.

What/Who is your foundation built on?

My love.

You are my calm in the chaos.

You are that quiet and still voice in all the uproar that surrounds. 

You are that voice of reason when everything else seems so confusing. 

You are the One that gives me hope in a seemingly hopeless situation.

You are the One that gives me rest when my mind won't stop running. 

You are the One the that gives me wisdom when I just don't quite understand.

You are the One that heals my open wounds.

You are the One that convicts me in my rebellion.

You are the One that loves me unconditionally when I'm so unlovable. 

You are the One that brings me light in my darkest hours. 

You are the One that accepts me flaws and all.

You are the One that willingly takes on my cares and worries of my everyday life. 

You are....everything I need...AND MORE. 

Humility.

This simple statement below is something that I have to remind myself of DAILY. It’s so easy to begin thinking that just because I’m not doing this or that, it means that I have the upper hand or am better than the next. FALSE. God doesn’t measure sin on a grading scale. Sin is sin. PERIOD. So before I start thinking that my works and my goody too shoe attitude puts me above the next, Lord HUMBLE ME! That’s a continuous prayer I pray. I remember a time when I was so deep in my Word and I was at such an amazing place in my walk with Christ. Although it’s definitely a wise decision to watch the company you keep, that doesn't mean look down on people or ever think you’re better than the next. I remember so clear that I just KNEW I could withstand this particular temptation and sure enough, I walked in head first and FELL flat on my head. WHOA. Not Ms. Perfect. Ha! So I constantly remind myself that I must NEVER become prideful. There’s nothing that I can conquer in my own strength. There’s nothing that comes because I’m some perfect lady in God’s eyes. Even when I’m so undeserving, He still blesses me. That in itself should be enough to humble me. Even when I am a mess, He still accepts me and wants to make me pure. So before I judge or even fix my mouth to down talk the next, I pray God opens my eyes and heart to always remember Without Him, I AM NOTHING.

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.

GET BACK TO THE TRUTH!

This is not my usual blog and honestly it's very hard for me to write it, but I know that it must be written...

People are dying and going to hell DAILY! There's SO many lost souls and we as "Christians" are sitting around so complacent and unaffected. We are afraid to get out of our little comfortable lifestyles and get uncomfortable for a little while in order to reach the next person. We are so focused on self and missing the people that are right before our eyes crying for help. This is NOT ok. We say we want to be used by God and want God to do this and that for us, but we are failing to do what HE has called us to do. We pray prayers like "break my heart for what breaks yours" and we obviously don't realize what exactly a prayer such as this entails. I was laying in bed and all I could do is think about how selfish we can be. We are worried about getting a platform before we do something. We are worried about followers on twitter. We are worried about the latest fashion and celebrity gossip. We are worried about finding love and making all this money to please people that don't have a heaven or a hell to put us in. It's so sad and I know God is grieved and probably even angry. We always look at God as this super passive being, when there are countless of times where he got fed up and people felt His wrath. Yes he is forgiving and yes He knows your heart, but "what is your heart?" The heart isn't always the prettiest, nor is it always right. ( The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” (Jeremiah 17:9, 10 NIV)

There are so many preachers that are totally neglecting what's important. They are preaching messages that have nothing to do with TRULY saving a person's soul. They are being catalysts to a bigger problem. People are already "chasing paper(money)" in order to please the next person or stay up to date with the latest fashion for some likes on Facebook, yet they don't know God. No where in the Bible does it tell me that I am successful because I have the biggest house. No where in the Bible does it tell me that I'm a good woman because I have on the shortest skirt, a degree, and I'm so independent.  We have gotten so far away from THE TRUTH and it's getting worse. (What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? (Mark 8:36 NIV)

We have to stop looking to messages and people that are driving us further away from God's will for our lives. We have to stop expecting God to bless our mediocrity. Just because you are JUST having sex with one person and you two are "in love" and have been together for four years, but AREN'T married means NOTHING to God except, disobedience. People think this is ok. "Friends" are looking at friends and praising them for things that are so completely wrong, when they should be telling them the truth. 

We have to stop playing with fire. Stop dabbling in sin and thinking just because you aren't doing this like the next person, you're super Christian. We are all human and have fallen short, but that doesn't mean make excuses. Get back to the basics and REALLY live this walk out. Stop worrying about people calling you "holier than thou" or "super saved." While I do believe there are some people that are WAY too deep and need a balance(that's another blog for another day), there are some people that are just GENUINELY passionate about pleasing God and spreading THE TRUTH because they love God and are really saddened by all the lost souls. 

There's so much more to this Christian walk than going to church on Sunday, looking to God ONLY when we are going through, and just half stepping. We are meant to be disciples. It's time to suit up and stop PUNKING out or sitting around because you're afraid of what people will think of you. 

I pray that we start REALLY being passionate about this thing. Stop causing division amongst ourselves because of jealousy. We could all be so powerful if we really remember that all the glory belongs to Christ anyway in the end. Let's spread God's word, truth, and L O V E people. So many people are truly lost and God is calling warriors to do what we're supposed to. 

What are you doing to advance the kingdom of God? Why are you doing it?  Why are you NOT doing it?

Daily heart check, motive check, and priority check needed! Lets get to work!

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