The Middle of the Vision
I can still see my newly awakened self sitting at my desk in college. Rummaging around with ideas Holy Spirit dropped into my spirit...
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Amanda Winder
- May 2
- 2 min
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
- Apr 19
- 2 min
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
- Dec 6, 2022
- 3 min
How Far Will Hope Take Me?
You know that feeling of reaching the end of the year? You feel somewhat giddy that the holidays are here. And then somewhat excited that...
Amanda Winder
- Nov 10, 2022
- 4 min
Stolen Seeds of Hope
My father died in a rather dramatic form with my mother, sister and grandparents standing in the room. Before he passed, my grandfather...
Amanda Winder
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Pressing Past the Edge of Maturity
I had this moment last week where I felt it… I felt the persistent and cumbersome pressure of maturity tapping on my shoulder. You know?...
Amanda Winder
- Dec 20, 2021
- 4 min
Gifts for the Mountain of Maturity
Last Tuesday, Holy Spirit presented me an endless pile of gifts. I saw them in the spirit, wrapped in white paper with giant pink bows...
Amanda Winder
- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
Right Where I'm Supposed to Be
Over the past week or so my soul has been pushing me to cave and capitulate. I hear my thoughts. I feel my emotions. And they… They have...
Amanda Winder
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
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 3, 2021
- 3 min
“Okay... Now Mature.”
Remember last week when I told you Holy Spirit said, "I want you to be weary for nothing. You must come to a place in Me where you don’t...
Amanda Winder
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
This is Who I Am
I sat down to pout. I sat down to sulk. I sat down to complain about how frustrated I felt. And then… All in one moment… I stopped...
Amanda Winder
- Jun 23, 2020
- 1 min
Stay Above It
For at least 7 months now, I’ve continued to hear the Lord remind me to stay focused on Him and where He’s headed with His Kingdom. “Get...
Amanda Winder
- Apr 2, 2019
- 2 min
How Did I Become Her?
The unpaved path is rough. It’s lined with more obstacles, transition, pain, sacrifice and cultivation than I ever signed up for. I...
Amanda Winder
- Mar 26, 2019
- 1 min
Bloom
Refine. Develop. Mature. Grow… Refine. Develop. Mature. Grow. This has been the constant flow of my life a decade or more now. It’s just...
Amanda Winder
- Sep 22, 2018
- 2 min
All That Matters Now
My path has been different. I’ve never really understood it. I don’t know if I ever truly will. Regardless of it all following God with...
Amanda Winder
- Jul 6, 2018
- 2 min
Grown Up
“Ok… So here’s the plan: we’re gonna come home, help mom, sell the house and move on with our lives. This will take three months tops!” I...
Amanda Winder
- Oct 13, 2015
- 2 min
Maturing... For Life...
In the quest for who we are… I believe… If we step back long enough… Examine the mountains that we’ve climbed.. Well we might just see...
Amanda Winder
- Jun 1, 2015
- 1 min
Maturity Moment...
In the last year or so life has become a place where I just live… I live in the moment… For the moment… And sometimes I don’t like the...
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