Onward & Upward: Pressing Past the Soul
I am weary, God. I am very weary. I don't enjoy this process of maturity that asks me to keep climbing upwards. It is a high peak where...
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Amanda Winder
- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
Designed to Submit
Last night, as I was getting out of the shower, I heard “War will be waged tomorrow. Prepare for war.” So, I stopped all other thoughts...
Amanda Winder
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
Weary for Nothing
"Ew... You're whining and complaining again Amanda!! Remember, we've outgrown this place. And I know it's challenging to understand where...
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
- Jul 9, 2020
- 1 min
Sometimes No
Following the Holy Spirit can be simple… Following the Holy Spirit can be fun… Following the Holy Spirit can be a...
Amanda Winder
- Nov 16, 2019
- 1 min
Quit... Today?
I thought about quitting today. I told God, “I can’t do this anymore.” Actually… I’ve been telling Him that for a few weeks now. “I don’t...
Amanda Winder
- Jun 27, 2019
- 1 min
Kingdom of Lies
Lies… Deception… Manipulation… Layers upon layers rest upon my soul. And so my soul feels confused. But then, my soul doesn’t want a...
Amanda Winder
- May 26, 2019
- 2 min
Inception
One of my favorite movies is about a man hired to use a dream machine to plant an idea into the mind of another man… It’s called...
Amanda Winder
- May 20, 2019
- 2 min
A Decade in the Making
Okay… Today, I hit the decade mark of losing 100 lbs! So… What does it mean to me to look at the girl on the left, the young woman on the...
Amanda Winder
- May 5, 2019
- 1 min
What Gives God?
How can I confidently stand firm on God and His words and His promises when I have days like yesterday? Moments where I feel impatient...
Amanda Winder
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
How Did I Get Here?
Last night I sat at a cabaret performance… Which is generally not my chosen cup of tea. And… All in one moment I began to think, “How did...
Amanda Winder
- Dec 27, 2018
- 1 min
End the Anger
Anger has been coursing through my veins lately… And while I do realize that the anger is only really harming me, I don’t want to make...
Amanda Winder
- Nov 18, 2018
- 1 min
The Deadly Seed
“Fear is just a lie running out of breath…” That’s what my best friend said to me a few weeks ago. She actually said it with such...
Amanda Winder
- Oct 21, 2018
- 1 min
Look Up
Do you ever have those days where you keep looking down? You know the ones where you focus on the bad… On the things you don’t have and...
Amanda Winder
- Aug 5, 2018
- 2 min
Undesirable?..
Why is it so challenging to admit how we really feel on the inside? Why does it feel like a battle to express that we don’t like who we...
Amanda Winder
- Jul 31, 2018
- 1 min
What If?
Why is it that as we get closer to the things of the Lord doubt beings to slip in? It’s like there are all these years of following and...
Amanda Winder
- Jul 8, 2018
- 2 min
Are You Empty?
Over the years I’ve talked very openly about following the Holy Spirit, and how important it is to be led by Him regardless of what I’m...
Amanda Winder
- Mar 21, 2018
- 2 min
She Swings a Sword
Have you ever willingly walked into a season of life before unaware of what’s ahead? Knowing deep in your heart it’s the best thing you...
Amanda Winder
- Feb 7, 2017
- 2 min
Outrun by Fear?...
Why do we fear?… Why do we so casually choose to cultivate a heart of fear, rather than choose to cultivate a heart of love?… I do this...
Amanda Winder
- Feb 5, 2017
- 2 min
Unwanted Soul...
There’s something incrediblely fascinating to me about feeling alone… I think it’s the reality that sometimes our experiences cause us to...