Found in the Depths of Perseverance
Last week I shared about a place deep inside of me that causes me to question, “Who am I?” I told you that, every spring, I find myself...
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Amanda Winder
- Feb 19
- 3 min
The Dirty Dance of Procrastination
In December, I received an assignment and due date from Holy Spirit. He said, “Take all of the material and revelation I’ve given you...
Amanda Winder
- Feb 12
- 3 min
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
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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
- Oct 21, 2021
- 4 min
Timeline Shift
I sat down with Holy Spirit on Saturday. It’s always my day of rest, but my spirit was deeply inclined to really engage where He was...
Amanda Winder
- Oct 14, 2021
- 4 min
Govern
I jumped out of bed Tuesday morning. Holy Spirit was mid-sentence explaining something to me and I jumped up and started frantically...
Amanda Winder
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Containment
I’ve tried to write what’s on my heart so many times. I’ve deleted what I’ve said because of the fear of sounding “harsh.” But… You know...
Amanda Winder
- Aug 26, 2021
- 4 min
Get Up!
Saturday, I flew home to NYC as the first outer bands of Hurricane Henri made landfall. About 15 minutes before we landed, my sister...
Amanda Winder
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
Expansion
Deep beneath the layers of my skin, I feel it… A trans-dimensional maturity and growth occurring. It’s a stretching out… A stretching out...
Amanda Winder
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Wall Street
It’s been a year and a half since I started taking the train down to Wall Street to pray for the nation. In some seasons I’d go once a...
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
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
Come Up Here
”Gosh… It’s so beautiful up here. Up here above the chaos below.” That’s what I said to God as I peered out the window from the airplane....
Amanda Winder
- Jun 2, 2019
- 2 min
Year Five
Five years ago today I watched my dad take his last breath. All in one moment the reality of death made his appearance in my life. You...
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
- Feb 11, 2019
- 2 min
The Best Way
About 7 years ago I was in college, working on something God had me put my entire self into. The idea He gave me seemed simple; however,...
Amanda Winder
- Aug 3, 2018
- 2 min
This Way Next
Can I be honest? Sometimes it’s a challenge to keep using this key called faith to unlock the doors God’s placed in front of me. And...
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
- Mar 15, 2017
- 2 min
Are You Lit?..
“It’s gonna be lit!” These four words constantly tumble out of the mouth of a teenager I’m close too… Now, if you’re anything like me,...
Amanda Winder
- Jan 31, 2017
- 2 min
Just Walk...
If someone asked me “Amanda, what’s the biggest thing you struggle with today?”… I’d have to say my pace… Most of the time, my days and...
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