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Christian actress Letitia Wright landed her breakthrough role in the 2016 drama \u201cUrban Hymn.\u201d However, it was her role in Marvel\u2019s \u201cBlack Panther\u201d that catapulted her to fame. The film became the highest-grossing superhero film of all time in the U.S and made Wright a household name.<\/p>\n

What some people may not know is Wright struggled with depression in her early 20s. This was when life really took a turn for the worst.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in the dark going through so many bad things,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n

She credits God for saving her from depression. Praying was a great source of strength during her darkest moments. Wright even started praying when she was preparing for her acting scenes, which she continues today.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody has their thing that they\u2019re truthful about,\u201d Wright said. \u201cMy thing is just a love of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet, depression wasn\u2019t the only battle she faced during her career. There was a time when Wright considered walking away from acting altogether. These feelings began to creep up during a \u201cvery difficult\u201d period in her life. She was in a dark place, but God called her back to acting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was going through a lot,\u201d Wright said. \u201cA very difficult time in my life, and I just need to take a break from acting because I really idolized it. So I came off from it, and I went on a journey to discover God and my relationship with God\u2026I became a Christian, and it really gave me so much love and life within myself\u2026I felt secure. I felt I didn\u2019t need validation from anyone else or from getting a part.\u201d<\/p>\n

What helped her break through this dark period the most was separating her sense of self-worth from getting an acting role.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy happiness wasn\u2019t dependent on [getting a part]. It was dependent on my relationship with God,\u201d Wright said. \u201cI am centered in who I am, and I\u2019m really grateful. I\u2019m not perfect, especially as a Christian. You\u2019re not perfect, but you\u2019re walking every day and trying to just stay connected. It\u2019s helped me a lot, and I\u2019m really grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, she is one of the leading Christian women in Hollywood who uses her platform to share her faith.<\/p>\n

The “Black Panther” star has been very vocal about being a born-again Christian. When she accepted the EE “Rising Star” award by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), she opened up again about how her faith helped her through her struggles with depression.<\/p>\n

“I identify myself as a child of God\u2026 A few years ago, I saw myself in a deep state of depression, and I literally wanted to quit acting. The only thing that pretty much pulled me out of that was God, my belief, my faith, my family, and email from BAFTA saying that they wanted me to be a part of the BAFTA Breakthrough Brits, and I was like, ‘let me try again.'”<\/p>\n

When she received her BAFTA award, she affirmed the audience, saying, “I want to encourage you that God made you and you’re important.”<\/p>\n

What a powerful testimony!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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