Death to the Old A Journey of Faith Healing and New Beginnings

A deeply personal reflection on grief faith and transformation. This blog explores how loss can become the doorway to healing spiritual awakening and purpose guided by God and inner truth through the work of Luminaryinsightsolutions.

Shakieta Maloye

12/22/20252 min read

Death to the Old
A Sacred Journey Into Purpose and Inner Peace

I am called to share my personal journey with God. A journey that transformed my inner world and led me to lasting peace. This experience taught me that healing is possible even through life’s most painful tests. When we surrender, listen, and trust, we are guided toward purpose and renewal.

On March 5, 2011, my great grandmother stood as a witness as I committed my life to God and to my spouse at the time. Just two weeks later, on March 22, 2011, she passed away at the age of eighty four. My great grandmother was not just family. She was my closest confidant, my safe place, and what I lovingly call my Earth Angel.

She carried wisdom meant to guide me through life on both personal and professional levels. At the time, I was not ready to receive it. I listened, but I did not understand. I believed she was simply telling me what to do because of her age and authority. I obeyed out of respect, not awareness.

After her passing, the depth of her role in my life became painfully clear. Within two months, I felt completely lost. Without her guidance, my sense of clarity disappeared. I filled my time with distractions that offered no growth or fulfillment. I stayed busy to avoid feeling the grief. The more I avoided it, the further I drifted from my true path.

When someone deeply connected to your soul leaves this physical world, something within you shifts. A part of you goes searching for truth, meaning, and identity. This inner unraveling often feels uncomfortable, but it creates space for rebirth. Old programming dissolves. Layers fall away. New beginnings quietly take shape.

As my inner world shifted, so did my purpose. From grief, reflection, and spiritual surrender, a new vision emerged. That vision became the foundation of what would later grow into Luminaryinsightsolutions. What once felt like loss transformed into clarity. What felt like an ending became a beginning.

Through the trials, the confusion, and the passing of my great grandmother, I found alignment with my passion and purpose. This journey taught me that death is not always an ending. Sometimes it is the release of the old so that something meaningful can be born.

If you are in a season of loss, uncertainty, or transformation, know this. Your new beginning is already forming within you. When you allow yourself to heal, listen, and trust God, your path will reveal itself in divine time.