Healing Deep Wounds: Navigating Life’s Locust Stages and Reclaiming Your Purpose
by Shawnetta Murray
February 3, 2026
I thought I was only healing a broken marriage. Instead, I discovered I was healing parts of myself I never fully addressed. This Blog walks through layers of pain, the stages of restoration, and how God can use the hardest seasons to prepare us for purpose. If your journey feels heavy right now, this is for you.
“It’s Not You, It’s Me”
by Shawnetta Murray
September 9, 2025
Betrayal has a way of making you question everything about yourself. You replay every word, every action, every silence, asking, “What did I do wro...
The Details Don’t Matter
by Shawnetta Murray
September 4, 2025
When everything was exposed, it was like an explosion. Debris from the life I thought I knew went flying like shrapnel. And here’s the truth—every ...
Not Jumping Ship, Even When It’s Sinking: The Raw Reality of Waiting
by Shawnetta Murray
September 1, 2025
I said it was possible—but I never said it would be easy.
A friend told me something that has stayed with me ever since: “It takes two, but it sta...
God Bulldozed My Marriage (And Then Rebuilt It Better)
by Shawnetta Murray
August 28, 2025
I remember thinking it was all a lie—every single bit of the marriage up to that point, tainted with secrets and indiscretions. Some I had sensed d...
When Love Breaks You but God Calls You to Stay
by Shawnetta Murray
August 25, 2025
Five weeks. That’s how long I lay in that bed, trapped in one of the most intense seasons of depression and brokenness I have ever experienced. And...
Pick Up Your Crown: My Return
by Shawnetta Murray
August 25, 2025
I’ll be honest—it feels strange to be writing again after so long. It’s been years since my last post, and for a while, I dropped the ball and ran ...
Do You Ask or Do You Settle?
by Shawnetta Murray
February 5, 2021
Are you asking for what you want or merely settling for what you think you deserve?
When I heard this question asked, on my Pastors’ virtual Coup...
Seek Revenge or Seek Him?
by Shawnetta Murray
February 2, 2021
I remember a Pastor I once sat under, told me “Nikki, the best revenge is good living”. At the time I couldn’t fathom “good living”, my world was f...
Daddy Issues
by Shawnetta Murray
January 24, 2021
Father's Day has always been a rough day for me. As I've gotten older it seems to be less difficult. Although I no longer go through the whole "cry...
Will You Still Stand?
by Shawnetta Murray
December 19, 2020
In 2017, after 3 years of struggling and running, I decided to release my book. I was absolutely terrified, because I knew I was exposing everythin...
What Else Can You Do?
by Shawnetta Murray
December 7, 2020
Today, to be honest, I was not my best version of myself. We ALL have those days though. I pondered for hours, after the encounter I had, what I co...
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