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Angela Bassett honors God, 'Good things come to those who Pray,' at Golden Globes awards
Actress Angela Bassett on national TV honored God while she accepted the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards which are held in Beverly Hills, California.
The Golden Globes Awards are recognition given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association that recognizes excellence in both the American and international film and television work.
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Angela who is 64 years old, was emotional when she accepted her award for the movie that made picture history. Angela was the first to win a Golden Globe for a role in a Marvel Movie.
When Angela gave her speech, she quoted the late Toni Morrison, who said, "Your life is already a miracle of chance just waiting for you to order its destiny."
Angela said, "But in order for that destiny to manifest, I think that the truth of that every day as we welcome each new day as a family."
Angela is an and He is my rock I keep going back to." it requires courage to have faith. It requires patience, as we just heard, and it requires a true sense of yourself."
Angela also said, "It's not easy because the past is circuitous, and it has many unexpected detours, but by the grace of God I stand here. I stand here grateful, grateful to the Hollywood Foreign Press for giving me this honor, along with 'Wakanda Forever.'
My mother always said, 'Good things come to those who pray.' I see outspoken Christian. She has always leaned on the scriptures when she comes across a challenge while she is acting and filming. She said, "Doubt seeped in, but thank God for faith," Angela said this after her directorial debut with the Lifetime film "Whitney," which was released in 2015.
Anglea said, "All things work together for good, for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose, Romans 8:28."
"So I have foundations
Angela always tries to live an authentic faith. She said, "I try to live it out by remaining humble, grateful, and appreciative. I have been trying to be more thankful lately. Whatever it is, I am trying to be thankful. Sometimes it's what I want and expect, and other times it is not what I want at all. I am trying to find a way even when it isn't what I want or the best circumstance, to find a way to be thankful."
Angela also talked about her beliefs. She said, "Love of God makes so much sense to me when other things don't. Life is so beautiful and complex, that it doesn't make sense to me that it was just an explosion. It's my belief system.
I believe that life is precious and we are precious. Every man. every woman, diversity is divine; everyone has a purpose."