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The Crown
Last night I found myself in the midst of deep internal conflict. Why? Well, I was wrestling with God’s will verses my will… this happens...
Amanda Winder
Aug 26, 20182 min read
Hide-and-Seek
You know those days when you feel like everything’s an uphill climb? You know… the ones that make you feel like you’re never going to...
Amanda Winder
Aug 23, 20182 min read
Just a Prince
Yesterday I was on the train heading uptown to SoHo… My stop, “Prince Street.” Right before the train came to a stop, a new thought...
Amanda Winder
Aug 19, 20182 min read
Just Righteous
What do you see when you look at this photo? I see a sassy, insecure and entitled girl.. I see a girl that is essentially covered in sin...
Amanda Winder
Aug 14, 20182 min read
God Needs An Army
My heart cries for a clear foundation of freedom and wholeness for people. My passion and purpose propel me to move forward as I follow...
Amanda Winder
Aug 10, 20181 min read
Resurrected Life
You know 5 years ago this fall I decided Cultivate Life and I weren’t for each other. I was filled with utter confusion and deep pain as...
Amanda Winder
Aug 7, 20182 min read
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
Aug 5, 20182 min read
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
Aug 3, 20182 min read
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 31, 20181 min read
Relentless Self-Discipline
I’ve been told for the better half of my life that I have a lot of “self-discipline.” And while I’ve always attributed it to my father’s...
Amanda Winder
Jul 25, 20181 min read
Figure or Follow?
Living from a place where I don’t try to figure it all out… What a way of life! That’s where I feel like I need to be right now. Having...
Amanda Winder
Jul 24, 20181 min read
Worthy Queen?
Yesterday I shared about how I’ve been facing this deep feeling of unworthiness lately. Then this morning I came across the image below...
Amanda Winder
Jul 22, 20181 min read
Caution: Story in Motion
My life… It feels like a movie set right now. The film is rolling and the story line is moving, but I don’t exactly know how the plot is...
Amanda Winder
Jul 16, 20181 min read
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
Jul 8, 20182 min read
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
Jul 6, 20182 min read
Upside Down Kingdom
What happens when you realize you’re wrong? How do you move forward when you see that the picture… The truth… The reality was upside down...
Amanda Winder
Jul 1, 20182 min read
Square Peg, Round Hole
“Fit in… just fit in Amanda. Figure out how to fit in and then you’ll be happy and confident and secure and complete!!” This has been a...
Amanda Winder
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Timing of the Trees
I’ve been coming to my grandmother’s house on Cane River my entire life. It’s a place that is 100% country, yet southern. While sitting...
Amanda Winder
Jun 18, 20182 min read
Sky's the Limit... Right?
Over the past week or so something has been troubling my heart. Nothing bad has happened, but all of a sudden I feel very distant from...
Amanda Winder
Jun 6, 20182 min read
Year Four
From the window of mom’s new house I sit in my bed and watch the river flow as the sun rises every morning. Some days it flows left....
Amanda Winder
Jun 2, 20182 min read
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