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On the Growth Track with Others
Lately my growth has been very interesting. I’d say the most pressing thing Holy Spirit has been challenging me to grow in is my ability...
Amanda Winder
Mar 20, 20243 min read
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Seasonal Unlocking
It always happens in the spring… This deep inward question… “Who am I?” For years, I dreaded the spring months because I knew it meant...
Amanda Winder
May 2, 20232 min read
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Unapologetic
How does one know they’ve transitioned from a stage of growth to a stage of maturity in an area of life? Is the transition obvious? Or,...
Amanda Winder
Apr 19, 20232 min read
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Step Into Your Muchness
Do you ever struggle with feeling very small and inadequate? I do. Sometimes I lose sight of who I am and I begin to look at who I’m not....
Amanda Winder
Apr 2, 20233 min read
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The Messy Build
Lately, I’ve had these reoccurring thoughts when thinking about last year. They go something like this... “Last year wasn't a bad year...
Amanda Winder
Feb 26, 20232 min read
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My Soul's Need for Greater Capacity
The more my spirit grows with Holy Spirit, the more my soul feels like it gets lost in the weeds some. I find myself sitting with Holy...
Amanda Winder
Feb 12, 20233 min read
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Uncertain Growth
The length of the season I’m in seems shorter than ever now. I do realize my path will eventually change course and evolve into something...
Amanda Winder
Jul 14, 20212 min read
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The Jagged Path
A few days ago, my mentor prayed with me. While she was praying, she said, “I see you on a path. You’re walking across jagged rocks. It’s...
Amanda Winder
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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Capacitate
And now I do realize we don’t all look at our past selves, only in an effort to compare it to our present selves. However, well… I do...
Amanda Winder
Feb 3, 20212 min read
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Following Growth
Growth… Growth & I have a love/hate relationship. Wait… Let me rephrase that. Growth, as amazing as it is, feels like a antagonist in my...
Amanda Winder
Dec 29, 20202 min read
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Ever-Growing
What’s real? What’s true? What’s eternally lovely and ever-growing? That… That is love. However… It’s not human love. For human love is...
Amanda Winder
Sep 29, 20191 min read
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Deposit Here Please
I once had a mentor say, “Amanda, I know what you are going through is rough and quite challenging, but I also believe God is depositing...
Amanda Winder
Oct 16, 20182 min read
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Walk
Walking… Walking has produced more life and goodness in my life than I ever thought possible. Now I don’t mean physical walking; although...
Amanda Winder
Oct 11, 20181 min read
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Going Down
If you’ve ever hiked a mountain before then you know the feeling that comes when you finally reach the top. In an instant all of the work...
Amanda Winder
May 25, 20182 min read
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Sassy and Entitled
When I was 14 years old all I wanted was a pink iPod mini… I mean, Apple had just really started to become cool and I “needed” one…...
Amanda Winder
Jan 22, 20183 min read
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Challenging Hope...
Hope… It seems like a simple 4 letter word… We all hope for things deep within our hearts… But, then… Well what happens when what you...
Amanda Winder
Oct 11, 20172 min read
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Battle of Passion and Purpose...
Passion and purpose… Two things I’ve, at times, desperately searched to find… To make sense of… To discover within my own life… And I’ve...
Amanda Winder
Mar 4, 20172 min read
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Girth Growth...
Does God ever ask you something, but you have absolutely no idea what He means by what He says?… He just flat out says, “I want you to do...
Amanda Winder
Aug 15, 20162 min read
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New Level, New Love...
You know those moments in life… The ones that cause you to feel like where you are is no longer where you should be?… And so then moving...
Amanda Winder
Aug 7, 20162 min read
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The Glass and the Bee...
I watched a bee on a window yesterday… He flew in circles trying to figure out why he couldn’t get beyond the piece of glass in front of...
Amanda Winder
May 11, 20162 min read
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