Shewanda Riley shares her experience of driving in Los Angeles traffic, and how trusting God’s plan can help us overcome challenges in life.
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Preserved by Purpose: Hot Water Cornbread and Mama’s Wisdom
After struggling to make hot water cornbread, the author finally learned the secret from her mother, and was reminded that spiritual growth is similar to the process of learning to balance the various areas of one’s life.
Preserved By Purpose: Transitions Are a Christian’s Best Friend
Transitions can be difficult, but trusting God and focusing on His plan can help us to stay encouraged and build our faith.
Preserved by Purpose: Shock Treatment
After her father was brought back to life by a neighbor who knew CPR, the author reflects on how the experience taught her the importance of genuine forgiveness and how God sometimes allows jolts to get our hearts back on rhythm.
Preserved by Purpose: Lessons from The Woman King: Scars and Limps, But Still Walking
The Woman King is a movie that explores the idea that scars are the mark of a warrior, and that the battles we survive make us stronger and give us new names, such as overcomer.
Preserved by Purpose: Elevate with Excellence
At the New Mt. Rose Missionary Baptist Church’s Red Hat Tea, Shewanda Riley discussed how to elevate with excellence by walking in excellence before being elevated, moving in the direction that God has for us, and following a Kingdom vision with a Christ-centered identity and focus.
Preserved by Purpose: Racism and the Church
Christians should respond to racism with prayer, conversation, and a commitment to the Word of God, as racism is the original sin that stains our country and must be acknowledged in order to move forward.
Preserved By Purpose: Living Above “See” Level
Through a personal experience with blurred vision, the author learned that faith is like a contact lens – if it is clouded, our decisions will be poor, and we must replace our faithless eyes with the faithful eyes of God.
Preserved by Purpose: Tension Is An Advantage
By embracing the tension that comes with spiritual growth, we can build strength and endurance, just like we do when exercising.
Preserved by Purpose: The Power of Sincere Prayer
Through the biblical example of Hannah and the words of King Claudius from Hamlet, Shewanda Riley emphasizes the importance of sincere prayer and relying on God’s grace for answered prayers.
